About Loftur Sæmundsson
Lived 1085 – 1133 (aged 47–48). Loftur Sæmundsson was an Icelandic priest.
Loftur Sæmundsson (died 1163; Modern Icelandic: ; Old Norse: ) was a chieftain of Oddi at Rangárvellir in the south part of Iceland. He was a member of the Oddaverjar family clan and was the son of Sæmundur fróði who had established a school at Oddi. He was married to Þóra Magnúsdóttir, daughter of king Magnus III of Norway. Loftur was the father of Jón Loftsson who adopted Snorri Sturluson.
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Who was Loftur Sæmundsson?
Icelandic priest
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Loftur Sæmundsson was born in 1085.
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Loftur Sæmundsson died in 1133.
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Loftur Sæmundsson was a priest.
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Loftur Sæmundsson was Icelandic.
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