Hallveig Fróðadóttir

Hallveig Fróðadóttir (fl. 870s) is traditionally considered Iceland's first female settler.[1][2] She was married to Íngolfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland and founder of Reykjavík.[3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hallveig.

According to Landnámabók, she was the daughter of Fróði and the sister of Loft the Old.[4] She and Íngolfr had a son, Þorsteinn, who established an early thing at Kjalarnes.[5] Through him, she was the grandmother of the lawspeaker Þorkell máni Þorsteinsson. Another child, Þórnýja, is mentioned in the late Kjalnesinga saga.[6]

She gives her name to Iceland’s first diesel tug[7] and to the women’s centre Hallveigarstaðir in Reyjavík.[8]

References
  1. "Hallveig Fróðadóttir : fyrsta kona Reykjavíkur".
  2. "Fyrsta landnamskonan a islandi".
  3. "Hallveig Fródadóttir | Icelandic colonist | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. "Landnámabók (Sturlubók)". www.snerpa.is. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. Íslendingabók (PDF). Translated by Grønlie, Siân. p. 5.
  6. "Kjalnesinga saga - Icelandic Saga Database". Icelandic Saga Database. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. "Fyrsti dieseltogari Islendinga". 1949.
  8. "Hallveigarstaðir". Kvenréttindafélag Íslands. Retrieved 2023-11-17.


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