ú sson ' s ▁further ▁tor ments ▁and ▁his ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁authorities ▁he ▁believed ▁were ▁allowing ▁w itch craft ▁to ▁run ▁r ife ▁in ▁I cel and . ▁At ▁the ▁Th ing v ell ir ▁( par liament ) ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 8 , ▁ Þ ur í ð ur ▁J ón sd ó tt ir ▁was ▁completely ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁all ▁charges ▁against ▁her . ▁Her ▁beauty ▁and ▁intelligence ▁made ▁a ▁strong ▁impression ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁call ▁on ▁several ▁witness es ▁to ▁test ify ▁in ▁her ▁favour , ▁whereas ▁J ón ▁Magn ú sson ▁could ▁only ▁produce ▁one , ▁a ▁" wand ering ▁proph et " ▁called ▁Er l end ur ▁Or m sson . ▁Although ▁defeated , ▁J ón ▁Magn ú sson ▁continued ▁his ▁campaign , ▁which ▁included ▁writing ▁the ▁P í sl ars aga ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁just ifying ▁his ▁actions . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁ Þ ur í ð ur ▁J ón sd ó tt ir ▁brought ▁her ▁own ▁suit ▁against ▁him ▁for ▁per sec ution . ▁After ▁that , ▁nothing ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁sure ▁of ▁the ▁case , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁sur m ised ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁understanding ▁and ▁the ▁matter ▁was ▁quietly ▁dropped . ▁J ón ▁Magn ú sson ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁an ▁active ▁life ▁as ▁past or ▁of ▁E y ri ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 . ▁ ▁Background : ▁w itch ▁tri