Brief Life History of Halldór
When Halldór Bjarnasson was born about 1810, in Kross, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Bjarni Jónsson, was 32 and his mother, Thorbjorg Guðmundsdóttir, was 22. He died in 1871, at the age of 62.
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World Events (3)
1814
Norway enters union with Sweden. Iceland remains under Danish rule.
1843
A new constitution is given to Iceland by the Danish King Christian IX.
1843
In Iceland a nationalist movement re-established the Althing.
Name Meaning
From an Old Norse personal name from hallr ‘rock’ + Þórr name of the god of thunder.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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