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Gissur Teitsson

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Icelandic nobleman

Gissur Teitsson (Modern Icelandic: [ˈcɪsːˌʏːr ˈtʰeitsˌsɔːn]) or Gissur the White was a chieftain or goði in Iceland at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries. He played a preeminent role in the Christianisation of Iceland.

He was the father of Ísleifur Gissurarson and the grandfather of Gissur Ísleifsson, who served as the first two bishops of Iceland.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Hjálmarsson 2012, p. 30.

References

  • Hjálmarsson, Jón R. (2012). History of Iceland: From the Settlement to the Present Day. FORLAGIĐ. ISBN 978-9979-53-513-3.

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