Magnús góði Guðmundarson
Magnús Guðmundarson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1172 |
| Died | 20 September 1240 (aged 67–68) |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Occupation | Gothi |
| Years active | 1197-1234 |
| Known for | Allsherjargoði of the Althing |
Magnús góði Guðmundarson (or Guðmundsson; 1172 – 20 September 1240) was a
Viking settlers on the island. Magnús was the next-to-last allsherjargoði before the dissolution of the Icelandic Commonwealth in 1262. He had no offspring, and contemporary sources only offer conjectures about his successor, possibly Árni óreiða Magnússon, nephew of Guðmundr gríss Ámundason and son-in-law of the skald Snorri Sturluson.[1] In fact, the sagas narrate that Sturluson caused Magnús's fall: during his first term as lawspeaker, Sturluson convinced the Althing to outlaw (skógarmaðr) Magnús. Despite his title, Magnús was not one of Iceland's more powerful citizens.[2]
According to
References
- ^ Páll Eggert Ólason (1948–1976). Islenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940 (1948-1976). Vol. 2. Reykjavík: Hid Íslenzka Bókmenntafélags. p. 122.
- ISBN 978-0802098016.
- ISBN 978-0887553318.
Literature
- Björn Þorsteinsson: Íslensk miðaldasaga , 2. útg., Sögufélagið, Rvk. 1980
- Byock, Jesse L .: Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and Power, University of California Press, US, 1990
- Gunnar Karlsson: "Frá þjóðveldi til konungsríkis", "Saga Íslands II", ed. Sigurður Líndal, Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, Sögufélagið, Reykjavík 1975
- "Goðar og bændur", s. 5-57, Saga X , Sögufélagið, Reykjavík, 1972
- Vísindavefurinn: Hvað var Sturlungaöld?
