Ingólfr Arnarson

Ingólfr Arnarson, in some sources named Bjǫrnólfsson, (c. 849 – c. 910) is commonly recognized as the first permanent Norse settler of Iceland, together with his wife Hallveig Fróðadóttir and foster brother Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson. According to tradition, they settled in Reykjavík in 874.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ingólfur.
Ingólfur Arnarson
Ingolf tager Island i besiddelse by Johan Peter Raadsig (1850)
Bornc. 849
Rivedal, Sunnfjord, Kingdom of Fjordane
Diedc. 910
Reykjavík, pre-Commonwealth Iceland
NationalityNorse
OccupationIcelandic
Known forFirst permanent Norse settler in Iceland
ChildrenÞorsteinn Ingólfsson (son)
RelativesÖrn Björnólfsson (father); Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson (blood brother)
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