Solveig Guðmundsdóttir

(c. 1430–1501) was an Icelandic noblewoman in the 14th century. She was the only child of Guðmundur Arason ríki ("the rich") of Reykhólar and his wife , the daughter of Vatnsfjarðar-Kristín Björnsdóttir. and Helga were the wealthiest couple in the country in their day, and Solveig should have inherited it, but she spent most of her life trying to get her inheritance from her mother's relatives.

Upbringing In 1446, Solveig's father was sentenced as an outlaw for dubious charges at the behest of his brothers-in-law Björn Þorleifsson and Einar Þorleifsson, who both became seneschals. He had a total of 177 properties and 6 manors where he managed large ranches, and all of his possessions were supposed to go to the king and heirs. On November 25 that year, the king issued instructions to the seneschal Didrik Pining and the Bishop of Skálholt Magnús Eyjólfsson to divide 's possessions three ways among the king himself, 's heirs, and Solveig and Bjarni. They returned home with this letter from the king in 1479 and did not wait for the assets to be divided, but immediately took over some of 's properties; Bjarni may have employed violence and pillaging. Then, arrested Bjarni around the new year of 1479–1480, and had him detained in Reykhólar for a time. Solveig sought aid from the lawyer Hrafn Brandsson, her relative, who reached a temporary agreement resulting in Bjarni's release.

Inheritance after 55 years Nothing more is known about Solveig for the next 18 years, but it is likely that she stayed with her brother. There were no incidents with the inheritance issues and, afterwards, when and his brother Einar were both dead, Andrés took up the case again and negotiated with Björn, 's son, and received various properties.

Solveig did not have a role in these negotiations until the 1501 Alþingi, 55 years after her father was sentenced as an outlaw, where she was awarded her mother's inheritance, She was then in her 70s and likely died shortly after.