Bolli Þorleiksson
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bolli.
Bolli Þorleiksson (also Bolli Thorleiksson; Old Norse: [ˈbolːe ˈθorˌlɛiksˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈpɔtlɪ ˈθɔrˌleiksˌsɔːn]) was a key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga, which recounts the history of the People of Laxárdalur. He courted the famed Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir. Although Guðrún preferred his foster-brother Kjartan Ólafsson, she gave herself to Bolli because of a false rumour that Kjartan was engaged to Ingibjörg Tryggvadóttir, the sister of King Ólafur Tryggvason. Bolli engaged in hostilities with his foster-brother, which ended with him killing Kjartan, and then being killed in turn by Kjartan's kinsmen at the dairy. [1] [2]
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Bolli Þorleiksson | |
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Born | 970 |
Died | 1007 (age 37) |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Spouse | Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir |
Children | Bolli Bollason |
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Family | Hvammverjar |
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