Halldóra Eyjólfsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is matronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Halldóra.
Halldóra Eyjólfsdóttir
Died1210 (1211)
OccupationAbbess
TitleAbbess of Kikjubæjarklaustur
Term1189–1210
RelativesSokki Eyjólfsson (brother)

Halldóra Eyjólfsdóttir (died 1210; Old Norse: [ˈhɑlːˌdoːrɑ ˈœyjˌoːlvsˌdoːtːez̠]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈhalˌtouːra ˈeiːjˌoul(f)sˌtouhtɪr̥]) became the first abbess of Kirkjubæjar Abbey in 1189, three years after it was founded by Bishop Þorlákur Þórhallsson, making her the first abbess in Iceland. After her death in 1210, she was not immediately succeeded by another abbess; no other abbess is known to have held the position until Agatha Helgadóttir in 1293.

Her family and origin is unknown, except for a brother (Sokki Eyjólfsson), who died in 1211.

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