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Hrafn Haengsson

b. 879

Icelandic jurist and goði

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Born 879. Hrafn Haengsson was a jurist and lawspeaker.

Hrafn Hængsson (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) 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 then appointed lawspeaker 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)

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Who was Hrafn Haengsson?

Icelandic jurist and goði

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Hrafn Haengsson was born in 879.

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Hrafn Haengsson was a jurist and lawspeaker.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hrafn Haengsson

· Wikidata: Q3480161

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