Smiður Andrésson
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Smiður Andrésson was governor in Iceland
whose reputation for brutal methods in collecting taxes lead to an attack on him at Grund
in Eyjafjörður
where he fell along with Jón Skráveifa
and 6 of his men.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
whose reputation for brutal methods in collecting taxes lead to an attack on him at Grund
Grund
Grund can refer to:* Grund , a producer of haircare products* Bad Grund, a town in Lower Saxony, Germany* Bad Grund , a Samtgemeinde in Lower Saxony, Germany* Saas-Grund, a town in Valais, Switzerland...
in Eyjafjörður
Eyjafjörður
Eyjafjörður is the longest fjord in central northern Iceland. It is located in the second most populous region of Iceland.-Physical geography:...
where he fell along with Jón Skráveifa
Jón Skráveifa
Jón Guttormsson Skráveifa was an Icelandic man who was a governor of Iceland from 1357 to 1360 and then became a lögmaður ....
and 6 of his men.