His father, Hrafn, on the other hand was a direct descendant of Skalla-Grímr father of skald and Viking Egill Skallagrímsson. With the birth of  Jón korpur Hrafnsson the warring clans of the Fairhair dynasty and Skalla-Grímr were genetically united in Iceland.
Hrafn, his father, was a direct descendant of Skalla-Grímr, father of skald and Viking Egill Skallagrímsson. The birth of Jón korpur Hrafnsson brought together the feuding clans of the Fairhair dynasty and Skalla-Grímr genetically in Iceland.