Hallgerðr Höskuldsdóttir

Hallgerðr Höskuldsdóttir was a 10th-century Icelandic woman and is a major character in Njáls saga. According to Landnámabók, she was the daughter of Höskuld Dala-Kollson and the sister or half-sister of Þorleikr, Olaf the Peacock, Helgi, Þúriðr and Þorgerðr. Her nickname there is snúinbrók (‘twisted breeches’).

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hallgerðr.
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