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    Lawspeaker (redirect from Lögsögumaður)
    Lögsögumaður Term in office Úlfljótur c. 930 Hrafn Hængsson 930–949 Þórarinn Ragabróðir Óleifsson 950–969 Þorkell máni Þorsteinsson 970–984 Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði...
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  • forward as ideal. The Lögberg was the place on which the Lawspeaker (lögsögumaður [ˈlœɣˌsœːɣʏˌmaːðʏr̥]) took his seat as the presiding official of the...
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    was the Lögberg, or Law Rock, a rocky outcrop on which the Lawspeaker (lögsögumaður) took his seat as the presiding official of the assembly. His responsibilities...
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    comprised the 39 goðar and their advisors. They also appointed a Lawspeaker (lögsögumaður) once every three years. The Lawspeaker recited and clarified laws at...
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    location and tradition. Since the 14th century, Brattahlid provided the Lögsögumaður, the speaker of the law; However, it is not certain whether he performed...
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    about 4,000 people and 60,000 sheep. The president of the ting was the Løgsøgumaður, who had no voting rights. The Viking Age in the Faroes ended in 1035...
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  • gentry/court inmates.» Germanic law Landrecht (medieval) Landsgemeinde Lögsögumaður Medieval Scandinavian law Vehmic court Dilcher, Gerhard (2001). "Grimm...
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