Ný saga - 01.01.1997, Qupperneq 106

Ný saga - 01.01.1997, Qupperneq 106
Summaries Prisoners were also “leased-out” for shorter or longer periods of time to people in and around Reykjavík, including the country’s bishop. In 1809, however, such hiring-out was terminated, probably because of risk of escape. “Forced to produce theoretical constructs of my own” An interview with British social historian Arthur Marwick („Þyki mér kenningar annarra ófullnægjandi bý ég til mínar eigin“) Professor Arthur Marwick of the Open Univer- sity, England was a special guest of the first Icelandic History Congress in Reykjavík Iast May where he gave the first Jón Sigurðsson Memorial Lecture. In an interview with Guð- mundur Jónsson, Professor Marwick talks about his past and present works. ANNIVERSARY (AFMÆLl) Gunnar E Guðmundsson To the glory of God - or the advancement of the aristocracy? Nine centuries of tithing (Guði til þægðar eða höfðingjum í hag? Níu aldir frá lögtöku tíundar) The article is written on the occasion of the 900th anniverary of the introduction of tithes in Iceland (in 1096 or 1097). The author describes the main features of the tithe law and its special character- istics. The Icelandic tithe was a property tax and not an income tax, an arrangement which was compatible with canon law and bore some resem- blance to Norwegian laws. Various explanations have been offered for the apparent absence of any major opposition against the introduction of the tithe. One widely accepted theory maintains that tithes provided an important source of income for lay chieftains (goðar), who owned many of the churches (so- called church farmers), who controlled two of the four equal parts of the tithe (the priest’s and church tithe, the other two going to the bishop and the poor). This theory is unconvincing, since the income in question could not have amounted to significant sums. Another common assertion, that owners of private churches transferred sub- stantial parts of their property to the churches and thus avoided obligations, is also doubtful in light of the fact that the gain would have been in- significant. The reason for the transfer may just as well have been the desire to acquire protection from the patron saint of the respective church. In concluding, the author suggests that to gain support for the implementation of the tithe, bish- op Gissur ísleifsson and his followers used argu- ments proper to their time, promising those who were willing to repay one-tenth of God’s gifts a commensurate share of heaven. Sigríður Matthíasdóttir The re-establishment of democracy Aspects of Icelandic and Czech national mythology (Endurreisn lýðræðisins) The nationalist ideologies of Iceland and several smaller nations in Europe are based on remark- ably similar conceptions. This article discusses similarities between the Icelandic and Czech nationalist interpretation of history, especially myths about golden ages. Both in Iceland and Czechoslovakia myths divide the nation’s history into a Golden Age, followed by a period of Decay and Degeneration, and subsequent Re-awaken- ing or Revival. The focus here is on the fact that both nations look back upon a democratic Golden Age and on themselves as pioneers in the history of modern democratic government. The Czechoslovak Republic (1918) and the Icelandic Republic (1944) thus re-establish those ancient democracies. To this “natural” explanation and justification of their status as independent nations was added the notion of inescapable destiny, yet the actual course of events reflects a complicated political and historical evolution. Jón Viðar Sigurðsson Kidnapping of woinen in 12th- and 13th-century Iceland (Konur og kvennarán á íslandi á 12. og 13. öld) Icelandic chieftains (goðar) were the most power- ful figures in the commonwealth and controlled all of its important social institutions, i.e. the dis- pute-solving process and the assemblies. In power struggles only the chieftains, or their sup- porters, occasionally stole a woman, usually to humiliate an opponent and/or his chieftain (who was to protect him), and at the same time to show the aggressor’s power. The primary tasks of the chieftains were to maintain the peace in their chieftaincy, to settle disputes between their supporters, and to support them in conflicts with other chieftains and their followers; his honour was in jeopardy if they lost prestige. In disputes among his own supporters the chieftain had to satisfy both parties or risk losing the support of one of them. A chieftain 104
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