loftur, sæmundsson, this, icelandic, name, last, name, patronymic, family, name, this, person, referred, given, name, loftur, died, 1163, modern, icelandic, ˈlɔftʏr, ˈsaiːˌmʏn, sˌsɔːn, norse, loptr, sæmundsson, ˈloptz, ˈsɛːˌmundsˌson, chieftain, oddi, rangárve. This is an Icelandic name The last name is patronymic not a family name this person is referred to by the given name Loftur Loftur Saemundsson died 1163 Modern Icelandic ˈlɔftʏr ˈsaiːˌmʏn t sˌsɔːn Old Norse Loptr Saemundsson ˈloptz ˈsɛːˌmundsˌson was a chieftain of Oddi at Rangarvellir in the south part of Iceland He was a member of the Oddaverjar family clan and was the son of Saemundur frodi who had established a school at Oddi He was married to THora Magnusdottir daughter of king Magnus III of Norway Loftur was the father of Jon Loftsson who adopted Snorri Sturluson 1 2 3 4 References edit AEttartolur Sturlunga saga 1 Oddaverjar Oddi a Rangarvollum southiceland com Retrieved June 1 2017 Per Norseng Jon Loptsson Store norske leksikon Retrieved June 1 2017 Randi Waerdahl Snorre Sturlason Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved June 1 2017 nbsp nbsp This Icelandic biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loftur Saemundsson amp oldid 1206936668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,