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Ingólfr Arnarson

Ingólfr Arnarson, in some sources named Björnólfsson, (c. 849 – c. 910) is commonly recognized as the first Icelander, when he became the first Norse settler of Iceland, together with his wife Hallveig Fróðadóttir and foster brother Hjǫrleifr Hróðmarsson. According to tradition, they settled in Reykjavík in 874.

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• ▸Bering Strait
• ▸Edward Boccia
• ▸Eugene A. Brewster House

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