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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sturla Þórðarson has received more than 44,689 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sturla Þórðarson is the 3,613th most popular writer (down from 3,351st in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sturla Þórðarson ranks 3,613 out of 7,302. Before him are Konstantin Fedin, Luciano De Crescenzo, Marc Levy, Musine Kokalari, Vizma Belševica, and Theodore Bibliander. After him are Günter Eich, Marcin Kromer, Ranieri de' Calzabigi, Jan Brzechwa, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé, and John Mauropous.

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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 10. Before him are Boetius of Dacia, Siger of Brabant, Hōjō Tokimune, Hugh III of Cyprus, Peter I, Count of Alençon, and George, Emperor of Trebizond. After him are Adelaide of Holland, and Alphonso, Earl of Chester.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Sturla Þórðarson ranks 39 out of 190. Before him are Geir Haarde (1951), Davíð Oddsson (1948), Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542), Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885), and Friðrik Ólafsson (1935). After him are Gunnar Hansen (1947), Jón Ögmundsson (1052), Hannes Hafstein (1861), Eiður Guðjohnsen (1978), Baltasar Kormákur (1966), and Ólafur Thors (1892).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Sturla Þórðarson ranks 14. Before him are Sæmundr fróði (1056), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963). After him are Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), and Hallgrímur Helgason (1959).

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