Everything about Battle Of Rlygssta Ir totally explained
The
Battle of Örlygsstaðir was fought on
August 21,
1238 between
Sighvatur Sturluson (brother of
Snorri Sturluson), his son
Sturla Sighvatsson on the one hand and
Kolbeinn ungi,
Gissur Þorvaldsson (later Earl Gissur) on the other. The latter were the victors. Over 50 men were killed on that day and five others, including
Þórir jökull Steinfinnsson were executed by beheading following the battle. The names of those who perished on that day are recorded in the
Íslendinga saga which is included as a part of the
Sturlunga saga.
The battle was part of the civil war that was taking place in Iceland at the time between various powerful clans (
Sturlungaöld - The Age of the Sturlungs), and is the largest battle in the history of Iceland.
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