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5 unusual facts about Icelandic Reformation


Icelandic Reformation

That autumn, Jón and his sons rode west to Dalir with the aim of getting Daði under their power, either through coercion or compromise.

One of the young men in the service of bishop Ögmundur was Oddur Gottskálksson, son of Gottskálk Nikulásson, a former bishop of Hólar.

Not all Icelanders were happy with the reforms, and the see of Hólar remained firmly Catholic.

The Icelandic Reformation ended with the execution of Jón Arason, Catholic bishop of Hólar, and his two sons, in 1550, after which the country adopted Lutheranism.

The Danish king and his emissaries did not immediately move against Catholic bishop Jón Arason, who still controlled his seat at Hólar.



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