Gissur Teitsson

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. He played a preeminent role in the Christianisation of Iceland.

He was the father of Ísleifur Gissurarson and the grandfather of Gissur Ísleifsson, who served as the first two bishops of Iceland.

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