Ingólfur Arnarson

thumb|The famous statue by Einar Jónsson, up on Arnarhóll in Reykjavík thumb|300px|right|Monument at Ingólfshöfði, the site where Ingólfr is said to have passed his first winter in Iceland Ingólfr Arnarson, in some sources named Björnólfsson, ( – ) is commonly recognized as the first Icelander, when he became the first Norse settler of Iceland, together with his wife Hallveig Fróðadóttir and foster brother Hjǫrleifr Hróðmarsson. According to tradition, they settled in Reykjavík in 874.