Hrafn Haengsson
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Hrafn Haengsson was a tenth-century Icelandic jurist and goði. He was the son of Ketil Haeng
, one of the early settlers
of Iceland
, and his wife Ingunn.
Hrafn was one of the main parties responsible for the unification of Iceland under the Althing
and was appointed lawspeaker
at the first Althing in 930 CE. He served in that capacity until 949.
Ketil Trout (Iceland)
Ketil Thorkelsson, better known by his nickname Ketil Trout or Ketil Salmon was a Norwegian hersir of the late ninth century who settled in Iceland around 900 CE...
, one of the early settlers
Settlement of Iceland
The settlement of Iceland is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the 9th century, when Norse settlers migrated across the North Atlantic. The reasons for the migration may be traced to a shortage of arable land in Scandinavia, and civil strife brought about by the ambitions of...
of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, and his wife Ingunn.
Hrafn was one of the main parties responsible for the unification of Iceland under the Althing
Althing
The Alþingi, anglicised variously as Althing or Althingi, is the national parliament of Iceland. The Althingi is the oldest parliamentary institution in the world still extant...
and was appointed lawspeaker
Lawspeaker
A lawspeaker is a unique Scandinavian legal office. It has its basis in a common Germanic oral tradition, where wise men were asked to recite the law, but it was only in Scandinavia that the function evolved into an office...
at the first Althing in 930 CE. He served in that capacity until 949.
Resources
- Byock, Jesse; Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas and Power. University of California Press (1988) ISBN 0-520-06954-4 ISBN 0-226-52680-1