Hoskuld Hoskuldsson was enrolled in 1491 at the University of Rostock in Germany and graduated two years later with a Magister's degree.
10 Facts About Hoskuld Hoskuldsson
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Hoskuld Hoskuldsson held services at the cathedral chapter in Stavanger, where he was described as an archdeacon.
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Hoskuld Hoskuldsson came early into a serious conflict with the abbot of the Utstein Abbey.
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Hoskuld Hoskuldsson sent his servants to the Utstein Abbey to arrest a woman there.
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Hoskuld Hoskuldsson had her tortured, forcing her to lie about Henrik and herself.
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Since he became the Bishop of Stavanger, Hoskuld Hoskuldsson was a member of the Riksrad [ National Council ] and participated in meetings in Oslo and Copenhagen.
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In 1529 Norway and Bishop Hoskuld Hoskuldsson were plunged into a war-like situation.
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In 1532, Hoskuld Hoskuldsson gave the money to King Christian's viceroy but wrote that that was not for the support of the King but in fear of the ships that came with him to Agder in that year.
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Hoskuld Hoskuldsson's supporters, including the Archbishop of Nidaros, were politically weakened as the result.
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Hoskuld Hoskuldsson was a careful and distinctly peaceful man who did not wish to interfere with the political struggles of Denmark.