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Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gottskálk.
His Excellency

Gottskálk Nikulásson
Bishop of Holar
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseHólar
Installed1496
Term ended8 December 1520
PredecessorÓlafur Rögnvaldsson
Opposed toJón Arason
Personal details
Born1469
Died1520
Nationality Icelandic

Gottskálk grimmi Nikulasson, Gottskalk Nikulausson the Cruel (1469 – 8 December 1520), was the Bishop of Hólar in Iceland from the year 1496 to 1520. He is also known as the author of a famous book about black magic; Rauðskinna. His death (1520) was a mystery, although it is known that it happened in tragic circumstances, it is not known how it happened. I tube a morbid and mysterious death.

References

  • Páll Eggert Ólason: Íslenskar æviskrár.
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