# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/skapti-oroddsson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:30:42.798Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/skapti-oroddsson"
name: "Skapti Þóroddsson"
slug: "skapti-oroddsson"
description: "Skapti Þóroddsson was an Icelandic lawspeaker and skald. He became lawspeaker in 1004, succeeding his uncle Grímr when the latter's voice failed him. He held office till his death in 1030, longer than anyone else. According to the Íslendingabók he instituted judicial reform by establishing the \"fifth court\", a national court of appeals."
tagline: "Icelandic lawspeaker"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "995"
deathDate: "1030"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.27
  momentum:             15.5
  historical:           5.469690666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skafti_%C3%9E%C3%B3roddsson"
    title: "Skafti Þóroddsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skapti_%C3%9E%C3%B3roddsson"
    title: "Skapti Þóroddsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skapti_%C3%9E%C3%B3roddsson"
    title: "Skapti Þóroddsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skapte_Toroddsson"
    title: "Skapte Toroddsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skapti_%C3%9E%C3%B3roddsson"
    title: "Skapti Þóroddsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skafte_Toroddsson"
    title: "Skafte Toroddsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3480172"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump