Eggert Hannesson, who lived from about 1515 to 1583, was an Icelandic hirdstjori, the highest royal office on the island under the king, and lawspeaker. He lived at the farm of Saurbaer, also called Baer a Raudasandi, in Bardastrandarsysla. He served as hirdstjori from 1551 to 1553, as lawspeaker for the south and east of Iceland until 1556, and as lawspeaker for the north and west from 1556 to 1568, later serving as steward of the Helgafell monastery. He was said to be the richest and most powerful man in Iceland of his time, and his manuscript collection, known as Eggertsbok, preserved the earliest surviving text of Gisla saga; he moved to Hamburg in 1580, where he died.
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RoleHirðstjóri and lawspeaker and lived in Saurbæ, otherwise known as Bær á Rauðasandi, a major farm in Barðastrandarsýsla 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Classification
Field of LawAncient and Customary Law 1 Role
Role (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, nationality there.
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1. Eggert Hannesson (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFull article, gender
Eggert was the son of leading Westfjorders: Hannes Eggertsson, the hirðstjóri in Núpur in Dýrafjörður, who was apparently of Norwegian descent, and his wife Guðrún, a daughter of Björn Guðnason, a sýslumaður in Ögur.
Introduction, nationality
Eggert Hannesson, who lived from about 1515 to 1583, was an Icelandic hirdstjori, the highest royal office on the island under the king, and lawspeaker.
Introduction, role
Eggert Hannesson (?1515-83) was a hirðstjóri and lawspeaker and lived in Saurbæ, otherwise known as Bær á Rauðasandi, a major farm in Barðastrandarsýsla.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Eggert Hannesson
Wikidata Q5347897, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1515
Wikidata Q5347897, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1583
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