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Sturla Þórðarson

1214 - 1284

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Sturla Þórðarson (Old Norse pronunciation: Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈsturlɑ ˈθoːrðɑrˌson]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstʏ(r)tla ˈθourðarˌsɔːn]; 29 July 1214–30 July 1284) was an Icelandic chieftain and writer of sagas and contemporary history during the 13th century. Much academic debate is dedicated to evaluating his life, bias as an historian of medieval Iceland and Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sturla Þórðarson is the 3,816th most popular writer (down from 3,612th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Iceland (down from 39th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among writers, Sturla Þórðarson ranks 3,816 out of 7,302. Before him are Albert Aurier, Viktor Nekrasov, Ilya Ilf, Petko Slaveykov, Oksana Zabuzhko, and Daniil Granin. After him are Taslima Nasrin, Ferenc Kölcsey, Mascha Kaléko, Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, Charles Blanc, and Ryhor Baradulin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1214, Sturla Þórðarson ranks 4. Before him are Louis IX of France, Al-Qurtubi, and Isabella of England.  Among people deceased in 1284, Sturla Þórðarson ranks 11. Before him are Siger of Brabant, Hōjō Tokimune, Hugh III of Cyprus, Peter I, Count of Alençon, George, Emperor of Trebizond, and Adelaide of Holland. After him is Alphonso, Earl of Chester.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Sturla Þórðarson ranks 43 out of 190. Before him are Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Gunnar Hansen (1947), Erró (1932), Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885), Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), and Ólafur Thors (1892). After him are Eiður Guðjohnsen (1978), Jón Leifs (1899), Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913), Jón Ögmundsson (1052), Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988), and Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Sturla Þórðarson ranks 13. Before him are Jón Arason (1484), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), and Sæmundr fróði (1056). After him are Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), and Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954).

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