Torgny the Lawspeaker

Torgny the Lawspeaker (Old Icelandic: Þorgnýr lögmaðr [ˈθorˌɡnyːr ˈlɵɣˌmɑðr], Swedish: Torgny Lagman) is the name of one of at least three generations of lawspeakers by the name Þorgnýr, who appear in the Heimskringla by the Icelandic scholar and chieftain Snorri Sturluson, and in the less known Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa and Hróa þáttr heimska.

The one who is the most famous is reported by the Heimskringla to have lived in the time of Olof Skötkonung and Olav the Holy, and there is an extensive account on him in this source.

This Þorgnýr the Lawspeaker was very old and almost blind and so he could not take part in the battle between Eric the Victorious and Styrbjörn.

These animals were harnessed with spears and spikes and caused many casualties in Styrbjörn's army.

This Þorgnýr is also mentioned in Hróa þáttr heimska as a wise and just old man.