Torfi Jónsson í Klofa

	Torfi Jónsson í Klofa Torfi Jónsson í Klofa (), also known as Torfi ríki ('the powerful/rich') or Torfi stóri ('the great') (c. 1460–1504) was an Icelandic sýslumaður and chieftain of the fifteenth century, a significant figure who had tough dealings with Stefán Jónsson, Bishop of Skálholt, and had Lénharð fógeti killed in 1502. Torfi's life is reported in a number of folktales as well as contemporary records, and fact in his life is sometimes hard to distinguish from legend. Life Torfi's parents were Ingibjörg Eiríksdóttir and her husband Jón Ólafsson, a farmer and sýslumaður in Klofi, son of Ólafur Loftsson (d. c. 1458), the son of Loftur ríki Guttormsson. Jón died sometime after 1471 and in 1481 Ingibjörg married Ormur Jónsson í Klofa, a farmer and later sýslumaður of Skarð á Skarðsströnd, who was within four degrees of relation to Ingibjörg and so had to receive papal dispensation to marry her. Ormur and Ingibjörg got into disputes with Bishop Stefán Jón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sýslumaður (; plural: ; non, sýslumaðr , no, sysselmann, da, sysselmænd) is a governmental office or title used in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. The position originated in Norway in the Middle Ages, where it was used as a noble title, and the was granted a fief called a '' sýsla'' (plural: ) in which he was responsible for collecting tolls, taxes and fines, upholding the law and military defences. He was also to hold courts of justice and name men to sit on juries. He sometimes also assigned fiefs to a ''lensmann''. The system was established in the 12th century by Sverre of Norway to help consolidate his power following the Battle of Fimreite. As Norse influence spread, so did the system, reaching into Iceland and the Faroe Islands, as well as Orkney and Shetland. Today, a or (often translated into English as 'district commissioner', ' sheriff', 'magistrate', or 'governor') handles a variety of governmental responsibilities in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Sv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Althing The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly fields"), situated approximately east of what later became the country's capital, Reykjavík. Even after Iceland's union with Norway in 1262, the Althing still held its sessions at until 1800, when it was discontinued. It was restored in 1844 by royal decree and moved to Reykjavík. The restored unicameral legislature first came together in 1845 and after 1874 operated in two chambers with an additional third chamber taking on a greater role as the decades passed until 1991 when Althing became once again unicameral. The present parliament building, the , was built in 1881, made of hewn Icelandic stone. The unicameral parliament has 63 members, and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation. The current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Torfajökull Torfajökull ( Icelandic for "Torfi's glacier"; ) is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, caldera (central volcano) and complex of subglacial volcanoes, located north of Mýrdalsjökull and south of Þórisvatn Lake, Iceland. Torfajökull last erupted in 1477 and consists of the largest area of silicic extrusive rocks in Iceland. The volcano's eruption around 870, a combined bimodal eruption (rhyolite-basalt) with additional engagement of the Bárðarbunga-Veiðivötn volcanic system, has left a thin layer of easily recognized mixed tephra all over Iceland ( Landnámslag). This layer makes it possible to determine the exact dates of many archeological finds by so called tephrochronology, like in the Reykjavík 871±2 museum. Naming According to legend, the glacier is named for Torfi Jónsson í Klofa, an Icelandic historical figure. When the plague arrived in Iceland in 1493, Torfi fled with his family and his belongings into the highlands and settled in a valley surrounded by the glac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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