Ormr Ásláksson was Bishop of Hólar, Iceland's northern diocese, from 1343-56.
Biography
editOrmr 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Sigurdson, Erika Ruth (1 November 2011). The Church in Fourteenth-Century Iceland. etheses.whiterose.ac.uk (phd).
- ^ Susann Anett Pedersen, I kjølvatnet av staðamál: Årsaker til konflikt mellom ’lek og lærd’ på Island ca 1297-1390 (unpublished master's dissertation, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet i Trondheim, 2012), p. 38
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Sigurdson, Erika. "The Church in Fourteenth-Century Iceland". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
