Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson
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Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson was an Iceland
ic godi
or chieftain of the early Icelandic Commonwealth
period. He was the son of Dala-Koll (Koll of the Dales) who has a fjörd named after him, and Thorgerd Thorsteinsdottir, daughter of Thorstein the Red
. His father died when he was a child and his mother married a landowner named Herjolf, who became the father of Hoskuld's half-brother Hrut Herjolfsson.
Hoskuld was enormously influential in northwestern Iceland, particularly in the Laxardal
region, and is one of the main characters of the first half of Laxdaela saga. By his wife Jorunn he was the father of Bard and Thorleik and the grandfather of Bolli Thorleiksson. By his Irish concubine Melkorka he was the father of Olaf the Peacock
and possibly of another son named Helgi.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic godi
GODI
GODI is a package management system for the Objective Caml programming language. It provides dependency management for OCaml similar to the way CPAN provides package management for Perl...
or chieftain of the early Icelandic Commonwealth
Icelandic Commonwealth
The Icelandic Commonwealth, Icelandic Free State, or Republic of Iceland was the state existing in Iceland between the establishment of the Althing in 930 and the pledge of fealty to the Norwegian king in 1262...
period. He was the son of Dala-Koll (Koll of the Dales) who has a fjörd named after him, and Thorgerd Thorsteinsdottir, daughter of Thorstein the Red
Thorstein the Red
Thorstein the Red or Thorstein Olafsson was a viking chieftain who flourished in late ninth-century Scotland. He was born around 850 AD and was the son of Olaf the White, King of Dublin, and Aud the Deep-minded, who was the daughter of Ketil Flatnose...
. His father died when he was a child and his mother married a landowner named Herjolf, who became the father of Hoskuld's half-brother Hrut Herjolfsson.
Hoskuld was enormously influential in northwestern Iceland, particularly in the Laxardal
Laxardal
The Laxardal is a region in northwestern Iceland. It was the setting for the Laxdaela saga and the home of such famous early Icelanders as Aud the Deep-minded, Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson, Hrut Herjolfsson, and Olaf the Peacock....
region, and is one of the main characters of the first half of Laxdaela saga. By his wife Jorunn he was the father of Bard and Thorleik and the grandfather of Bolli Thorleiksson. By his Irish concubine Melkorka he was the father of Olaf the Peacock
Olaf the Peacock
Olaf the Peacock or Olaf Hoskuldsson was a merchant and chieftain of the early Icelandic Commonwealth, who was nicknamed "the Peacock" because of his proud bearing and magnificent wardrobe. He is a major character in the Laxdaela Saga and is mentioned in a number of other Icelandic sources...
and possibly of another son named Helgi.