Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson
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His Excellency Gottskálk Nikulásson | |
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Bishop of Holar | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Diocese | Hólar |
Installed | 1496 |
Term ended | 1520 |
Predecessor | Ólafur Rögnvaldsson |
Opposed to | Jón Arason |
Personal details | |
Born | 1469 |
Died | 1520 |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Gottskalk grimmi Nikulasson, Gottskalk Nikulausson the Cruel (1469–1529), was the Bishop of Hólar in Iceland from 1496 to 1520. He is also known as the author of a famous book about black magic; Rauðskinna.
References
- Páll Eggert Ólason: Íslenskar æviskrár.