Þangbrandr
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Þangbrandr was a missionary sent to Iceland by king of Norway Óláfr Tryggvason to convert the inhabitants to Christianity. Snorri Sturluson described him as follows: {| | style="padding: 1pt 10pt;" | There was a Saxon priest in [Olaf's] house who was called Thangbrand, a passionate, ungovernable man, and a great manslayer; but he was a good scholar, and a clever man. —''King Olaf Trygvason's Saga'' (80), Laing's translation |}
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Religion
- Catholic Church
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- date of birth
- 0900-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Encounter with Óláfr
- Mission in Norway
- Mission in Iceland
- Notes
- Sources
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
Þangbrandr was a missionary sent to Iceland by king of Norway Óláfr Tryggvason to convert the inhabitants to Christianity. Snorri Sturluson described him as follows: {| | style="padding: 1pt 10pt;" | There was a Saxon priest in [Olaf's] house who was called Thangbrand, a passionate, ungovernable man, and a great manslayer; but he was a good scholar, and a clever man.
—''King Olaf Trygvason's Saga'' (80), Laing's translation |}
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