Sýslumaður
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s-sluma-ur-258-10411852
title:
Sýslumaður
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Sýslumaður is a governmental office or title used in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. The position originated in Norway in the Middle Ages, where it was used as a noble title, and the sýslumaður was granted a fief called a sýsla in which he was responsible for collecting tolls, taxes and fines, upholding the law and military defences. He was also to hold courts of justice and name men to sit on juries. He sometimes also assigned fiefs to a lensmann. The system was established in the 12th
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description:
Governmental office in Iceland, Faroes, and Svalbard
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BDsluma%C3%B0ur
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date modified:
2024-04-10T00:59:52Z
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