Stefnir Thorgilsson

Stefnir Thorgilsson was one of the first Christian missionaries among the Icelanders at the end of the 10th century. He was born in Iceland.[1] King Olaf Tryggvason, king of Norway (r. 997-1000) ordered him to return to his homeland in order to proselytize among the Icelanders.[1] He destroyed a number of heathen temples and idols, for which he was expelled from the island.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Byock 2001, p. 298.

References

  • Byock, Jesse (2001). Viking Age Iceland. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-029115-5.
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