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Fantastic find, thanks for sharing! While I am now very interested in learning more about Medieval Iceland and it's government, I do wonder if some type of "fe
by jamesbressi 17y ago
Fantastic find, thanks for sharing!
While I am now very interested in learning more about Medieval Iceland and it's government, I do wonder if some type of "federal" authority would have prevented it's demise?
Now, I am not in favor of the current heavy federal government and its power over the states here in the U.S. I think the balance between Medieval Iceland and the U.S. is to shift power back to our 50 states, and have our federal government there to do what it was originally intended: prevent what was the demise of Medieval Iceland.
Hopefully that made sense.
- kiba 17y agoIts demise was the introduction of the involuntary church tithe which forced the free farmers to pay the chieftain. This create a capture audience, allow cheftains to concentrate their power, and create a less competitive market for law and abritation. A "federal" authority would concentrate and centralize power and create the same situation exactly the opposite of what we want.
- jamesbressi 17y agoThanks for that clarity and helping me arrive to that answer more quickly. I would have eventually got there when I started loading information about this history tonight. Intriguing that this history isn't referenced more often.