The Ásbirningar clan fought the 1244 Battle of the Gulf in this country during the chaotic end of its Commonwealth era. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country settled during the 9th and 10th century in a migration described in the Landnámabók. The writer of sagas like the Prose Edda was a lawspeaker in this country.
ANSWER: Iceland [or Ísland]
[10h] The Battle of the Gulf was fought during the “Age of” this family that was the most powerful on the island. The lawspeaker and author Snorri, who pledged fealty to the king of Norway, was a member of this clan.
ANSWER: Sturlungs [or Sturlungar; prompt on Sturluson by asking “what is the clan’s formal name?”]
[10m] Iceland came under Norwegian rule during the reign of a king with this given name. A Danish prince adopted this name upon his 1905 election as newly-independent Norway’s first king and ruled Norway during World War II.
ANSWER: Haakon [accept Haakon IV, Haakon V, or Haakon VII]
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