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About Battle of Orlygsstadir
A 1238 Sturlung Age clash in North Iceland where church-allied forces defeated the Sturlungar; remembered as the island's largest medieval battle.
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Battle of Orlygsstadir
A 1238 Sturlung Age clash in North Iceland where church-allied forces defeated the Sturlungar; remembered as the island's largest medieval battle.
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