Editing Althing (section)

==== {{lang|is|Lögrétta|italic=no}} ====
{{Main article|Court of Legislature (Iceland)}}
Public addresses on matters of importance were delivered at the Law Rock and there the assembly was called to order and [[dissolution of parliament|dissolved]]. The {{lang|is|Lögrétta|italic=no}}, the legislative section of the assembly, was its most powerful institution. It comprised the 39 district Chieftains ([[Plural|pl.]] {{lang|is|[[goðar]]}}) plus nine additional members and the Lawspeaker. As the legislative section of the Althing, the {{lang|is|Lögrétta|italic=no}} took a stand on legal conflicts, adopted new laws and granted exemptions to existing laws. The Althing of old also performed a [[judicial]] function and heard legal disputes in addition to the spring assemblies held in each district. After the country had been divided into four-quarters around 965, a court of 36 judges ({{lang|is|fjórðungsdómur}}) was established for each of them at the Althing. Another court ({{lang|is|fimmtardómur}}) was established early in the 11th century. It served as a [[supreme court]] of sorts, and assumed the function of hearing cases left unsettled by the other courts. It comprised 48 judges appointed by the {{lang|is|goðar}} of {{lang|is|Lögrétta|italic=no}}.<ref name="ath"/>