- Audun Hugleiksson
Audun Hugleiksson (Hestakorn) (born c. 1240, executed
2 December 1302 inBergen ) was a Norwegian nobleman at the end of the 13th century. He was the king's right hand, both under Magnus Lagabøte and Eirik Magnusson, and was seen as an important politician and lawman in his time. He played a central role in reforming the Norwegian law system. From 1280 and onwards he was given increasingly important roles in the government of Norway: he had his own seat on the king's council, was a stallare (lawyer), fehirde (tax minister) and abaron . He also erected a castle or fortress in stone calledAudunborg onÅlhus inJølster inSunnfjord . Hugleiksson died by hanging onNordnes inBergen on 2 December 1302.Background
Audun Hugleiksson grew up on the farm Hegranes on Ålhus in
Jølster which lies in what was the called Firda-fylket (east ofFørde and north of theSognefjord ). His father Hugleik seems to have been a lower nobleman and a member of Håkon Håkonsson's hird (1204–1263). Hugleik himself probably did not himself have a very prominent position, but was still married to a woman of high standing from the east of Norway. Audun's mother was most likely the daughter ofAudun i Borg (Sarpsborg ). Audun could thus trace his lineage toInga fra Varteig , mother of the king.His father had the byname «Hestakorn» because ha fed his horses with grain, something the local people saw as strange and a waste of a good foodsource.
Literature
*Yngve Nedrebø mfl. "Audun Hugleiksson – frå kongens råd til galgen". Selja forlag, 2002
*Knut Helle. «Audun Hugleiksson». I: "Norsk biografisk leksikon", bd 1. 2. utg. 1999 ("Med fyldig litteraturliste)External links
* [http://www.phys.ntnu.no/instdef/personale/kristian.fossheim/artikler/hugleiksson.htm Baron Audun Hugleiksson frå Jølster – eit 700-års minne]
* [http://da2.uib.no/audun/ Digitalarkivet: Audun Hugleiksson]
* [http://www.Hugleikson.no/ Teaterstykket] – Audun Hugleiksson – Kongens Mann
* [http://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkevisa_om_Audun_Hugleikson Folkevisa om Audun Hugleiksson] (Nynorsk Wikipedia)
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