BJARNARSON Auðunn Skökull

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  • Name BJARNARSON Auðunn Skökull 
    Birth Abt 0870  Scandinavia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Vididal, Húnavatnssýsla, Norðurland vestra, Ísland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • According to Part 3 of Landnámabók, Auðunn skökull was the son of Björn, son of Álöf and Hunda-Steinar. He went to Iceland, where he claimed Víðidal and lived at Auðunarstöðum. His descendants were:

      Þóra mosháls, mother of
      Úlfhild, mother of
      Ásta, mother of
      king Óláf ins helgi
      Ásgeirr at Ásgeirsá, husband of Jórunn daughter of Ingemund the old; parents of
      Þorvaldr, father of
      Dölla mother of
      Gizurar byskup
      Auðunn, father of
      Ásgeir, father of
      Auðunn, father of
      Egil who married Úlfheið daughter of Eyjólf Guðmundarson; parents of
      Eyjólfr who was at the alþingi, father of
      Orm, chaplain to Þorlák byskup
      Þorbjörg bekkjarbót.
      Eysteinn, father of
      Þorstein, father of
      Helgi, father of
      Þórorm, father of
      Odd, father of
      Hallbjörn, father of
      Sighvat prest

      Ragnar Lodbrok was married to Thora. Their children were Agnar and Eirik, and Alof, who was married to Hunda-Steinar Jarl in England. Their son was Bjorn, father of Audun Skokul, father of Thora Moshals, mother of Ulfhild, who was married to Gudbrand Kula; their daughter was Asta, mother of St. Olaf. [1]

      Research Notes
      Birthyear is an estimated date from Íslendingabók. (Thorisdottir-4 17:16, 29 September 2023 (UTC))
      Sources
      ↑ Paul Belloni Du Chaillu; The Viking Age: The Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-speaking Nations, Volume 2, p. 450. Ebook on Googleplay. Accessed 31 May 2018 by amb
      Íslendinga sögur: Landnámabók, Þriðji hluti, 1. kapituli. Accessed 5 Oct 2024
      See Also:
      Íslendingabók: Landnámsmaður í Víðidal. Bjó á Auðunarstöðum. Foreldrar: Björn Hunda-Steinsson jarl á Englandi og Óluf Ragnarsdóttir loðbrókar.
      Guðni Jónsson bjó til prentunar: Landnámabók; Útg. Íslendingasagnaútgáfan, Reykjavík 1946-1949
      Guðni Jónsson bjó til prentunar: Þorsteins þáttr skelks; Útg. Íslendingasagnaútgáfan, Reykjavík 1946-1949
      Páll Eggert Ólason: Íslenskar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940; Útg. Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, Reykjavík 1948-1976
      Wikipedia: Auðunn skökull Bjarnarson
    Person ID I59466  Freeman-Smith
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Father Hunda-Steinarsson Bjørn,   b. Abt 0840, Scandinavia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F347483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family   
    Children 
     1. AUÐUNARDÓTTIR Þóra Mosháls,   b. Abt 0890, Norge Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F347480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 


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