Øystein H. Brekke ᚯᛦᛌᛐᛅᛁᚿ ᚼ ᛒ on Nostr: 656 years ago today, in 1368, the Icelander Thorsteinn Eyjolfsson was captured by ...
656 years ago today, in 1368, the Icelander Thorsteinn Eyjolfsson was captured by soldiers from Lübeck somewhere in Norway.
Never heard of him? Ok:
Thorsteinn was one of the most powerful men in Iceland at the time. Iceland was ruled from Norway, and Thorsteinn was several times "hirðstjóri", the Norwegian king's top guy in Iceland.
Now Norway was at war with loads of German cities and territories. Thorsteinn happened to be in Norway when the war broke out.
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Never heard of him? Ok:
Thorsteinn was one of the most powerful men in Iceland at the time. Iceland was ruled from Norway, and Thorsteinn was several times "hirðstjóri", the Norwegian king's top guy in Iceland.
Now Norway was at war with loads of German cities and territories. Thorsteinn happened to be in Norway when the war broke out.
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#history #histodons