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Sturla Þórðarson (
1214 –
1284) was an
Icelandic politician/chieftain and writer of sagas and contemporary history during the
13th century.
Sturla was the son of
Þórður Sturluson and his mistress Þóra. He was a nephew and pupil of the famous saga-writer
Snorri Sturluson. He fought alongside
Þórður kakali Sighvatsson during the
Age of the Sturlungs.
He is best known for writing
Íslendinga saga, the longest saga within
Sturlunga saga, and
Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar, the story of
Haakon IV of Norway. He also wrote a saga of Haakon's son,
Magnus the lawmender (
Magnúss saga lagabœtis), of which only fragments have survived. Some scholars also believe him to have written
Kristni saga and
Sturlubók, a transcript of
Landnáma. He is moreover listed in
Skáldatal as the court
skald of the Swedish ruler
Birger Jarl.
Sturla was appointed
law speaker over all of
Iceland for a brief period after the dissolution of the
Icelandic Commonwealth, and wrote the law book
Járnsíða.
His brother was
Ólafur Þórðarson hvítaskáld.
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