She graduated from the Commercial College of Iceland in 1942 and worked in an office in Reykjavík until her marriage to archaeologist and museum director Kristján Eldjárn in 1947.
She received her diploma from the Commercial College of Iceland in 1942 and worked in an administrative role in Reykjavík until she wed Kristján Eldjárn, a prominent archaeologist and museum administrator, in 1947.