# Geirmundur heljarskinn Hjörsson

> Geirmund Hjørson, called Heljarskinn, was a leading Icelander of the late ninth century. He was the son of a Norwegian king and a Samoyed woman. His nickname, an apparent reference to his complexion, means "Hel skin", which indicates either dark or "black" skin or perhaps skin "pale as death".

*9th-century Icelandic viking*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/geirmundur-heljarskinn-hjorsson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Norway
- **Born:** 850
- **Died:** 905
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Geirmund Hjørson, called Heljarskinn, was a leading Icelander of the late ninth century. He was the son of a Norwegian king and a Samoyed woman. His nickname, an apparent reference to his complexion, means "Hel skin", which indicates either dark or "black" skin or perhaps skin "pale as death".

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Geirmund Hjørson Heljarskinn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geirmund_Hj%C3%B8rson_Heljarskinn)
- [Geirmundur heljarskinn Hjörsson](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geirmundur_heljarskinn_Hj%C3%B6rsson)
- [Geirmund Heljarskinn](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geirmund_Heljarskinn)
- [Geirmundur heljarskinn Hjörsson](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geirmundur_heljarskinn_Hj%C3%B6rsson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10981599)

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