# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kolbeinn-tumason
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:39:54.282Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kolbeinn-tumason"
name: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
slug: "kolbeinn-tumason"
description: "Kolbeinn Tumason was a member of the Ásbirningar family clan, and was one of the most powerful chieftains in Iceland around the turn of the 13th century. Kolbeinn used his influenced the appointment of his allies into the clergy, such as Bishop Guðmundur Arason. However Guðmundur became a staunch defender of clerical independence, causing their relations to sour. In 1208, Kolbeinn and his followers attacked Guðmundur and his supporters in Hjaltadalur at the Battle of Víðines. Kolbeinn was killed in the battle due to head trauma."
tagline: "Icelandic chieftain and poet"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1173"
deathDate: "1208"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.66
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.20756
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
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  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
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  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbein_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbein Tumason"
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  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinn_Tumason"
    title: "Kolbeinn Tumason"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3480091"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump