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• Age of the Sturlungs — The Age of the Sturlungs or the Sturlung Era (Icelandic Sturlungaöld ) was a 42 44 year period of internal strife in mid 13th century Iceland. It may also have been the bloodiest and most violent period in Icelandic history. It is documented in… …   Wikipedia

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• Ari Thorgilsson the Learned — ▪ Icelandic historian born c. 1067 died November 9, 1148       Icelandic chieftain, priest, and historian whose Íslendingabók (Libellus Islandorum; The Book of the Icelanders) is the first history of Iceland written in the vernacular. Composed… …   Universalium