Sigvarður Þéttmarsson (died 1268) was a
Norwegian born,
Iceland
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ic
Roman Catholic
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clergyman, who became the ninth
bishop
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of
Iceland
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from 1238 to his death in 1268. He served in the diocese of
Skálholt
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History
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.
See also
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List of Skálholt bishops
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Sigvarður Þéttmarsson
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1268 deaths
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