Medieval Secular Aristocracy Overseas
See also: Icelandic nobilityGissur Þorvaldsson († in 1268) was in 1262 given the title of earl, indicating and imposing that he should rule Iceland on behalf of Norway’s king. In the following centuries, it is known that approximately 20–30 Icelandic men had the title of knight, thus being members of the Norwegian nobility, among others Eiríkur Sveinbjarnarson in Vatnsfjörður († in 1342) and Arnfinnur Þorsteinsson († in 1433).
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