include: Gizur, a King of the Geats Gissur Teitsson, known as Gissur the White, 11th century Icelandic chieftain Gissur Ísleifsson (1042–1118), second bishop...

Gissur Thorvaldsson (1208 – 12 January 1268; Modern Icelandic: Gissur Þorvaldsson [ˈcɪsːˌʏːr ˈθɔrˌval(t)sˌsɔːn]; Old Norse: Gizurr Þorvaldsson [ˈɡit͡sˌurː...

jarl's defeat, Haakon sent two agents to Gissur bearing a secret letter with orders to kill or capture Snorri. Gissur was being invited now to join the unionist...

Gissur Teitsson (Modern Icelandic: [ˈcɪsːˌʏːr ˈtʰeitsˌsɔːn]) or Gissur the White was a chieftain or goði in Iceland at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries...

000 armed men, and Gissur and Kolbeinn the young had 1,200 armed men. More than 50 people were killed. After this victory, Gissur and Kolbeinn became...

person is known to have ever held the title of Jarl in Iceland. This was Gissur Þorvaldsson, who was made Jarl of Iceland in 1258 by King Haakon IV of Norway...

Sturla Sighvatsson on the one hand, and Kolbeinn ungi and Gissur Þorvaldsson (later Earl Gissur) on the other. Sighvatur had nearly 500 men but there is...

of Iceland and Norway. It is also known as Gissurarsáttmáli, named after Gissur Þorvaldsson, the Icelandic chieftain who worked to promote it. The name...

Gissur Einarsson (c. 1512 – 24 March 1548; Modern Icelandic: [ˈcɪsːˌʏːr ˈeiːnˌar̥sˌsɔːn]) was a bishop in Skálholt from 1540 to his death, and the first...

the King of Norway: Gissur Þorvaldsson (for getting farmers to agree to pay taxes to the King), Hrafn Oddsson (for pressuring Gissur into supporting the...

Gissur Ísleifsson (c. 1042–1118; Modern Icelandic: [ˈcɪsːˌʏːr ˈisˌleifsˌsɔːn]; Old Norse: Gizurr Ísleifsson [ˈɡit͡sˌurː ˈiːsˌlɛivsˌson]) was an Icelandic...

Iceland, following the adoption of Christianity in 1000 AD. His parents were Gissur Teitsson and Þórdís Þóroddsdóttir. After studying in Herford in Germany...

The most important figure in early Icelandic Lutheranism was, however, Gissur Einarsson, who during a period of study in Germany learnt about the Reformation...

at the hands of Gissur and his men. 25 people died in the ensuing fire and conflict, including Gissur's wife Gróa and their sons. Gissur himself escaped...

divided into Protestants and Catholics, but Gissur and Jón Arason kept the peace. When Protestant bishop Gissur Einarsson died, Jón Arason made his move...

participants in the Age of the Sturlungs civil war. In the 13th century, Gissur Þorvaldsson, leader of the Haukdælir, was made Jarl of Iceland by the King...

information needs to be verified with a citation. According to Bäck, Henry, Gissur Ó. Erlingsson and Torbjörn Larsson (2013.). Den svenska politiken: struktur...

of the Gamli sáttmáli ("Old Covenant") did they oppose the influence of Gissur Þorvaldsson, Earl of Iceland. The Oddverjar traced their roots to the first...

Kolbeinsson later on. Gissur Þorvaldsson later acquired Reynistaður, which was said to have become the jarl's residence because Gissur had received the title...

with other artists: Ben Heijnen (Huizen, Netherlands on 9 December 2016), Gissur Páll Gissurarson (Reykjavík, Iceland, December 2015), Paul Potts and James...

bloodiest battle in Icelandic history where the forces of Thordur Kakali defeat Gissur Thorvaldsson. Battle of the Leitha River 15 June – King Béla IV of Hungary...

peace. Accordingly, two Christian chieftains who were related to King Olaf, Gissur Teitsson and Hjalti Skeggjason, were sent to Norway. They promised the monarch...

Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes 1241 Snorri Sturluson, historian and politician Gissur Þorvaldsson...

Norse: Árni beiskr [ˈɑːrne ˈbɛiskz̠]) was an Icelander. He was a follower of Gissur Þorvaldsson who undertook the task of killing Snorri Sturluson. Íslendinga...

Commonwealth. The second one is believed to be the one that was given to Earl Gissur Þorvaldsson by the King of Norway, Hákon Hákonarson, in 1258. It was patterned...

translation with corrections. It is believed that Oddur translated the Psalms and Gissur Einarsson translated the Book of Proverbs and Book of Sirach. It is possible...

Norway. Jón Loftsson, Böðvar Þórðarson, Ormur Jónsson, Oddur Gissursson, and Gissur Hallsson are described as men ‘whom God has given the power over the people...

Gizur, Gizurr or Gissur was a King of the Geats. He appears in The Battle of the Goths and Huns, which is included in the Hervarar saga and in editions...

(approximate date) Fujiwara no Morozane, Japanese nobleman and regent (d. 1101) Gissur Ísleifsson, Icelandic clergyman and bishop (d. 1118) Johannes of Jerusalem...

Icelandic chieftain or goði of the Ásbirningar family clan. He fought with Gissur Þorvaldsson against the Sturlungs in the Icelandic civil war during the...