Grímur Geitskör (Grímur Goatshoe or Goatbeard) was responsible for establishing the Icelandic parliament
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 ...
in what is now called the Assembly Plains or
Þingvellir. In around 927-930 he made tour of Iceland and searched for the most appropriate place for the parliament. The place he chose was Bláskógar (the former name of Þingvellir) on the eastern edge of
Þorsteinn Ingólfsson Þorsteinn is an Old Norse and Icelandic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 1965), Icelandic actor
*Þorsteinn Bjarnason (born 1957), Icelandic former professional footballer (goalkeeper)
*Þorste ...
's estate. The location with its elevated cliff (part of the Atlantic ridge) and lake was chosen not only for its position with respect to important settlements but also because its owner had been found guilty of murder and had his land declared public. Grímur was the foster or half brother of
Úlfljótr.
[Parnell, Fran and Brandon Presser (2010) Lonely Planet Iceland, Footscray, Vic: Lonely Planet.]
References
Other sources
* Benediktsson, Jakob (1974) “Landnám og upphaf allsherjarríkis,” Saga Íslands 1, Reykjavík
*
Wikisource:Íslendingabók: Section 3. On the establishment of the Alþingi (Accessed Feb 2011)
* Sigurður Líndal: “Sendiför Úlfljóts”, i Skírnir 143, 1969, s. 5–26
* Sveinbjörn Rafnsson: Studier i Landnámsbók. Kritiska bidrag till den isländska fristatens historia, Lund 1974
* H. Magerøy: biografi i NBL1, bd. 17, 1975
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10th-century Icelandic people