Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir
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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 Steinvör.
Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir (early 13th–century – 17 October 1271; Modern Icelandic: [ˈsteinˌvœːr ˈsɪɣˌkʰvatsˌtouhtɪr̥]; Old Norse: Steinvǫr Sighvatsdóttir [ˈstɛinˌwɔr ˈsiɣˌxwɑtsˈdoːtːez̠]), was the politically most influential woman in Iceland in the Age of the Sturlungs. She was also a skald and listed as such in Skáldatal. Most of what is known about Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir is told in Íslendinga saga, Þórðar saga kakala and Þorgils saga skarða, all of which are included in the Sturlunga Saga.