Ormr Ásláksson

Ormr Ásláksson was Bishop of Hólar, Iceland's northern diocese, from 1343-56.

Biography

Ormr was a Norwegian, who prior to his election had been a canon of the cathedral of Stavanger from at least 1319, in which role he oversaw the collection of the papal tithe under the papal nuncio Pierre Gervais in c. 1333.[1][2][3] Ormr succeeded Egill Eyjólfsson (Bishop of Hólar 1332–41) (with Einarr Hafliðason managing the empty seat in between).[1][4] Ormr is noted for the tempestuous character of his episcopate, which has sometimes been thought to show Icelanders' opposition to Norwegian bishops.[5] During his episcopate, he made an unusual four journeys to Norway, in 1345-46, 1347, 1349–51, and 1355-56.[1][6] In 1347, Icelandic farmers protested about his governance to the Norwegian king, Haakon VI Magnusson via the Alþingi.[7] However, most of the evidence for opposition to Ormr comes from one source, Einarr Hafliðason, so may not be representative.[1][8][3]

Ormr promoted the cult of Guðmundr Arason, arranging for the second translation of his bones in 1344.[1][4] It was probably under Ormr's auspices that Arngrímr Brandsson composed the D-version of Guðmundar saga biskups.

On his death in 1356, Ormr was succeeded by Jón skalli Eiríksson.

See also

References
  1. Sigurdson, Erika Ruth (1 November 2011). The Church in Fourteenth-Century Iceland. etheses.whiterose.ac.uk (phd).
  2. Susann Anett Pedersen, I kjølvatnet av staðamál: Årsaker til konflikt mellom ’lek og lærd’ på Island ca 1297-1390 (unpublished master's dissertation, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet i Trondheim, 2012), p. 38
  3. "Urn:NBN:no:ntnu:diva-19529 : I kjølvatnet av staðamál : Årsaker til konflikt mellom 'lek og lærd' på Island ca 1297-1390". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  4. Sigurdson, Erika. "The Church in Fourteenth-Century Iceland". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. e.g. Joanna A. Skórzewska, Constructing a Cult: The Life and Veneration of Guðmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic Written Sources, The Northern World, 51 (Leiden: Brill, 2011), p. 236.
  6. Joanna A. Skórzewska, Constructing a Cult: The Life and Veneration of Guðmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic Written Sources, The Northern World, 51 (Leiden: Brill, 2011), pp. 232-34.
  7. Randi Bjøshol Wærdahl, The Incorportation and Integration of the King's Tributary Lands into the Norwegian Realm c. 1195-1397, The Northern World, 53 (Leiden: Brill, 2011), p. 219; Susann Anett Pedersen, I kjølvatnet av staðamál: Årsaker til konflikt mellom ’lek og lærd’ på Island ca 1297-1390 (unpublished master's dissertation, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet i Trondheim, 2012), pp. 54-56
  8. Susann Anett Pedersen, I kjølvatnet av staðamál: Årsaker til konflikt mellom ’lek og lærd’ på Island ca 1297-1390 (unpublished master's dissertation, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet i Trondheim, 2012), p. 28
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