26 Rights’-which is still extant. In the year 1133, through the en- ergy of Bishop Ketill of Holum, a monastery was built at Thingey- reum and dedicated, and at the latter part cf the 12th century other monasteries were built for the accommodation of the monks, one of which at Flatey, was moved at a later date to Helgafell, also a nun- nery was established at Kirkjuby. Dissatisfaction—Jon Loptson and Bishop Thorlak. During the latter part of the 12th century there was a great deal of dissatisfaction between the leaders and many had resort to arms. The dissention started in the west quarter, when a man named Sturla Thordarson became a prominent factor and in the north quarter one of the leaders attacked and burned in his own house another of the leaders. This was in 1197. The bishops, however, became the mediators, and one leader, by the name of Jon Loptson, in conjunction with the bishops, suc- ceeded in restoring peace. About this time some of the leaders became very wicked and loose in their morals, which caused great demoralization among the lower classes. Word of this came to the ears of the archbishop, who resided at that time in Norway and he accordingly wrote some letters to the bishops cf Iceland, but could not succeed in doing much good. Iceland at that time was not entirely under the archbishop’s control, owing to the fact that they lived so far away and conse- quently were but little acquainted with the situation. They re- sided at that time at Brimum or Lundi. The archbishop of Ice- land was not a resident of Norway until the year 1152. Commercial intercourse between Iceland and Norway gave him an opportunity to become acquainted with the affairs and conditions of church and state in Norway and Iceland. In the year 1178 Thorlak Thorhallason was ordained by the arch- bishop, as bishop of Skalholt and he was commanded to take all the churches and property belonging to them from the farmers in his

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