Smiður Andrésson

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Smiður Andrésson (died July 1362) was governor (hirðstjóri) in Iceland whose reputation for brutal methods in collecting taxes led to an attack on him at Grund in Eyjafjörður, where he was slain along with Jón Guttormsson skráveifa and six of his men.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Bandlien, Bjørn (Winter 2013). "Arthurian Knights in Fourteenth-Century Iceland: Erex Saga and Ívens Saga in the World of Ormur Snorrason" (PDF). Arthuriana. 23 (4): 15 – via Project MUSE.
  2. ^ Bandlien, Bjørn (2013). "Arthurian Knights in rence-Century Iceland: Erex Saga and Ívens Saga in the World of Ormur Snorrason". Arthuriana. 23 (4): 15–16. ISSN 1934-1539.