Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
1550: Jon Arason, the last Catholic bishop of Iceland
At dawn this date in 1550, two sons* of Jon Arason were beheaded at Skalholt, followed by the energetic sextegenerian prelate himself — cementing Lutheranism in Iceland. As bishop of the northern...
View Article
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
1830: Agnes Magnusdottir and Fridrik Sigurdsson, Iceland’s last executions
Iceland last used the death penalty on January 12, 1830 with the beheading of farm servants Agnes Magnusdottir and Fridrik Sigurdsson. Only threadbare details survive to posterity about their crime:...
View Article
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
1246: Brandur Kolbeinsson, Age of the Sturlungs beheading
On this date in 1246, Brandur Kolbeinsson suffered a summary beheading. The chieftain of Iceland’s powerful Ásbirningar clan — it was powerful until April 19, 1246 — Brandur lost a pivotal battle...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....
