Njáll Þorgeirsson
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Njáll.
Njáll Þorgeirsson (Old Norse: [ˈnjɑːlː ˈθorˌɡɛirsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈnjautl̥ ˈθɔrˌceir̥sˌsɔːn]) was a 10th and early-11th-century Icelandic lawyer who lived at Bergþórshvoll in Landeyjar, Iceland. He was one of the main protagonists of Njáls saga, a medieval Icelandic saga which describes a series of blood feuds.[1]