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The story of Magnus the Prudish, compiled by Jón Þorkelsson.
Magnús Jónsson prúði was an Icelandic sheriff and chieftain in the 16th century. He lived in Rauðuskriðu in Þingeyjarsýsla, Ögður near Ísafjarðardjúp, and Saurbær (Bæ) on Rauðasandur.
Magnús was of the Svalbard family, the son of Jón Magnússon, sheriff of Svalbard, and his wife, Ragnheiðar Pétursdóttir a raún sokkum. His brothers were Sigurður, sheriff of Reynistaður, Staðarhóls-Páll, and Jón, lawyer of Vindheimar, while his eldest sister was Steinunn, companion of Björn Jónsson, priest of Melstaður, later married to Eggert Hannesson, lawyer.
Magnus went abroad to study as a young man and spent several years in Germany. When he returned home, he first became a sheriff in Þingeyjarsýsla and lived in Rauðuskriða, but in 1564 he moved to Ísafjarðarsýsla and settled in Ögri. That land was owned by Eggert Hannesson, who was then Magnus's brother-in-law and soon became his father-in-law. When Eggert moved to Hamburg around 1580, Magnus moved to Bæ, where Eggert had lived, and became sheriff in Barðastrandarsýsla.
Magnus was considered a great man, but hard to take in a corner like his brothers and not very willing to give up his share. However, he was considered to fulfill his office well and without showing arrogance to others, as his nickname testifies. He was a skilled provincial governor and a good lawyer. There are stories that he was considered the most magnificent chief in Iceland in his day and he had a large group of armed men with him when he rode to the Thing.
He was concerned about the defense of the country and is best remembered for the so-called Arms Decree, which he had approved at the provincial assembly in Tunga in Örlygshöfn on October 12, 1581, which stipulated that every adult man should own and carry weapons. This must have had an impact because two years earlier foreign bandits had kidnapped his father-in-law, Eggert, and demanded a large sum of money as a ransom. However, this decree was never enacted into law by the Althing and it is uncertain whether people's ownership of weapons increased, except perhaps in the Westfjords, where it was greater than elsewhere in the early 17th century, as was evident in the Spanish Wars of 1615, where Ari, son of Magnus, played a leading role.
Magnus was well-educated and engaged in scholarly work and writing, but he is best known as a rhyme poet, and there are two rhyme collections by him, Amíkus rhyme and Amilíus and Pontus rhyme (although only the first thirteen rhymes), which enjoyed great popularity.
Magnús Jónsson prúði was an Icelandic sheriff and chieftain in the 16th century. He lived in Rauðuskriðu in Þingeyjarsýsla, Ögður near Ísafjarðardjúp, and Saurbær (Bæ) on Rauðasandur.
Magnús was of the Svalbard family, the son of Jón Magnússon, sheriff of Svalbard, and his wife, Ragnheiðar Pétursdóttir a raún sokkum. His brothers were Sigurður, sheriff of Reynistaður, Staðarhóls-Páll, and Jón, lawyer of Vindheimar, while his eldest sister was Steinunn, companion of Björn Jónsson, priest of Melstaður, later married to Eggert Hannesson, lawyer.
Magnus went abroad to study as a young man and spent several years in Germany. When he returned home, he first became a sheriff in Þingeyjarsýsla and lived in Rauðuskriða, but in 1564 he moved to Ísafjarðarsýsla and settled in Ögri. That land was owned by Eggert Hannesson, who was then Magnus's brother-in-law and soon became his father-in-law. When Eggert moved to Hamburg around 1580, Magnus moved to Bæ, where Eggert had lived, and became sheriff in Barðastrandarsýsla.
Magnus was considered a great man, but hard to take in a corner like his brothers and not very willing to give up his share. However, he was considered to fulfill his office well and without showing arrogance to others, as his nickname testifies. He was a skilled provincial governor and a good lawyer. There are stories that he was considered the most magnificent chief in Iceland in his day and he had a large group of armed men with him when he rode to the Thing.
He was concerned about the defense of the country and is best remembered for the so-called Arms Decree, which he had approved at the provincial assembly in Tunga in Örlygshöfn on October 12, 1581, which stipulated that every adult man should own and carry weapons. This must have had an impact because two years earlier foreign bandits had kidnapped his father-in-law, Eggert, and demanded a large sum of money as a ransom. However, this decree was never enacted into law by the Althing and it is uncertain whether people's ownership of weapons increased, except perhaps in the Westfjords, where it was greater than elsewhere in the early 17th century, as was evident in the Spanish Wars of 1615, where Ari, son of Magnus, played a leading role.
Magnus was well-educated and engaged in scholarly work and writing, but he is best known as a rhyme poet, and there are two rhyme collections by him, Amíkus rhyme and Amilíus and Pontus rhyme (although only the first thirteen rhymes), which enjoyed great popularity.