Jón Arason was the last Catholic bishop in Iceland before it became a Lutheran country. His story involves a lot of gory details in this story including a pretty gruesome beheading.

Research:
Buck, Thomas. “An Icelandic Martyr: Jón Arason.” Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, vol. 46, no. 182, 1957, pp. 213–22. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30103574. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
Cunningham, Jack. “Jón Arason, ‘the last Icelander’ and the Coming of the Reformation to Iceland,” Reformation & Renaissance Review, 11:3, 245-273, DOI: 10.1558/rrr.v11i3.245.”
Gunnarsson, Gisli. “Question: Is it really true that all Icelanders are descended from Jón Arason, the last Catholic bishop of Iceland, who was executed in 1550?” The Islandic Web of Science. 3/5/2005. https://www.why.is/svar.php?id=4789
Ker, W.P. “JÓN ARASON.” Saga-Book, 1913-1914, Vol. 8 (1913-1914), pp. 149-171. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/48611694
Kristjánsdóttir, Steinunn. “The Dissolution of the Monastic Houses in Iceland.” Religions 15: 771. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15070771
Oleson, Tryggvi J. “A Note on Bishop Jón Arason.” Speculum , Jul., 1954, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul., 1954), pp. 535-536. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2846795
Oleson, Tryggvi J. “Bishop Jón Arason 1484-1550.” Speculum , Apr., 1953, Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr., 1953). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2849686

J&oacute;n Arason was the last Catholic bishop in Iceland before it became a Lutheran country. His story involves a lot of gory details in this story including a pretty gruesome beheading.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Buck, Thomas. &ldquo;An Icelandic Martyr: J&oacute;n Arason.&rdquo; Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, vol. 46, no. 182, 1957, pp. 213&ndash;22. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30103574. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.</li>
<li>Cunningham, Jack. &ldquo;J&oacute;n Arason, &lsquo;the last Icelander&rsquo; and the Coming of the Reformation to Iceland,&rdquo; Reformation &amp; Renaissance Review, 11:3, 245-273, DOI: 10.1558/rrr.v11i3.245.&rdquo;</li>
<li>Gunnarsson, Gisli. &ldquo;Question: Is it really true that all Icelanders are descended from J&oacute;n Arason, the last Catholic bishop of Iceland, who was executed in 1550?&rdquo; The Islandic Web of Science. 3/5/2005. https://www.why.is/svar.php?id=4789</li>
<li>Ker, W.P. &ldquo;J&Oacute;N ARASON.&rdquo; Saga-Book, 1913-1914, Vol. 8 (1913-1914), pp. 149-171. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/48611694</li>
<li>Kristj&aacute;nsd&oacute;ttir, Steinunn. &ldquo;The Dissolution of the Monastic Houses in Iceland.&rdquo; Religions 15: 771. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15070771</li>
<li>Oleson, Tryggvi J. &ldquo;A Note on Bishop J&oacute;n Arason.&rdquo; Speculum , Jul., 1954, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul., 1954), pp. 535-536. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2846795</li>
<li>Oleson, Tryggvi J. &ldquo;Bishop J&oacute;n Arason 1484-1550.&rdquo; Speculum , Apr., 1953, Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr., 1953). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2849686</li>
</ul>

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