Grimketel was an English clergyman who went to Norway as a missionary and was partly responsible for the conversion of Norway to Christianity.
11 Facts About Grimketel
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Grimketel was accused, by some, of being guilty of simony.
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Olaf became King of Norway and Grimketel became the Bishop of Nidaros.
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The structure of the law, devised by Grimketel, was similar to that of the laws in England at the time.
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Grimketel was asked to go to Nidaros and officially declare the former king a saint.
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Grimketel then stayed at Canterbury until he was appointed Bishop of Selsey in late 1038 or in 1039.
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Grimketel was bishop of Selsey at the time Stigand was bishop of the see of Elmham.
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Later authors claimed that Grimketel achieved the see of Selsey, as well as that of Elmham, through simony.
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Grimketel's name was on two royal writs concerning Bury St Edmunds namely S 1069 and S 1070, that support his appointment as Bishop of Elmham.
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Grimketel was then in turn deposed when Stigand was restored in 1044.
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Grimketel died in 1047 and was buried at Christ Church Priory, Canterbury.