Concordats, Statute and Conflict in Árna saga biskups

Sammendrag

The topic of this article is the conflict between church and kingdom over the Concordat of Tønsberg during the 1280s. While the issue has seemingly been exhausted previously, this analysis takes a new approach. Rather than analysing the conflict as taking place only in mainland Norway, this article addresses the conflict in the Icelandic General As-sembly of 1281 over the adoption of Jónsbók. The narrative of Ãrna saga biskups presents the arguments of the church, which in this study are compared with Archbishop Jon's statute.