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Þórarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson

b. 920

Icelandic jurist

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Born 920. Þórarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson was an Icelandic lawspeaker.

Þórarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson (or Ólafsson) was an Icelandic jurist in the 10th century, sometimes considered the second or third in the line of jurists.

Þórarinn was the son of Óleif hjalti, a settler at Varmalæk in Borgarfjörður, and lived there after his father. His brothers were Glúmur, who was the second in line of Hallgerður Langbrók's husbands, and Ragi, who lived in Laugardalur and has certainly been the eldest of the brothers since Þórarinn was known by him and always called Ragabróðir.

Ragi's wife is said to have been the sister of Þorsteinn Ingólfsson (and daughter of Ingólfr Arnarsson) and this may have played a role in Þórarinn being elected to take over the office of law speaker from Hrafn Hængsson. His reign lasted from 950 to 969 A.D.

Thorarin's wife was Thordis (or Thurid), daughter of Olaf the Wicked, son of Thorstein, son of Audar the Deep-Souled.

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Born
920
Birth century
Occupation
Lawspeaker
Nationality
Also known as
Thórarinn Ragabródir Óleifsson, Thorarinn Ragabrodir Oleifsson

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Icelandic jurist

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Þórarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson was born in 920.

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Þórarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson was a lawspeaker.

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Þórarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson was Icelandic.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Þórarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson

· Wikidata: Q565383

· DBpedia: Thorarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson

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