Hrómundur Þórisson (Thorisson, b. about 824) was a Viking explorer and one of the first settlers of Borgarfjörður.Íslendingabók og Landnámabók (1968), Jakob Benediktsson, 1907-., (1 volume in 2 parts. Reykjavík, Iceland: Íslenzka Fornritafélag, 1968), FHL book 949.12 H2bj., p. 54, 55, 83, 85, 15, Table 36; p. 214, 86, 217, 46.Islenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940 (1948-1976), Páll Eggert Ólason, Jón Guðnason, and Ólafur Þ. Kristjánsson, (6 volumes. Reykjavík : Hid Íslenzka Bókmenntafélags, 1948-1952, 1976), FHL book 949.12 D3p., vol. 5, p. 377. He was the son of Þórir Gunnlaugsson (b. 796),Ættarskrá (1930), Bjarni Þorsteinsson, Guðný Bjarnadóttur, Þorstein Helgason, and Bjarni Þorsteinsson, (Reykjavík: Prentsmiðjan Acta H.F., 1930), FHL book 929.24912 T398t., p. 425. and along with his brother Grímur háleyski Þórisson, they grew up as adoptive siblings of Ingimundur Þorsteinsson. His son Gunnlaugur Hrómundsson would be the grandfather of the skald Gunnlaugr Ormstunga.
Hrómundur is mentioned in the Saga of Grettir,Grettis saga (filmed 1948), Valdimar Ásmundsson, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmet av the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948), FHL film 73,229 item 1., 31. Saga of Egil Skallagrímsson,Egils saga Skallagrímssonar (filmed 1948), Valdimar Ásmundsson, (Manuscript. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmet av the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948), FHL film 73,228 item 5., p. 151. Eyrbyggja Saga,Eyrbyggja Saga (filmed 1948), Valdimar Ásmundsson, (Manuscript. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmet av the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948), FHL film 73,226 item 4., p. 142. and Saga of Hænsna-Þóris.Hænsa-Þóris saga (filmed 1948), Þórleifr Jónsson, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmet av the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948), FHL film 73226., p. 1.
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