|
Flóamanna Saga
''Flóamanna saga'' ( 'the saga of the men of Flói'), also known as ''Þorgils saga Ørrabeinsstjúps'' ('the saga of Þorgils, foster-son of Ørrabeinn') is one of the sagas of Icelanders. The saga has been especially noted for the realistic depiction of the main character's journey to Greenland, which may reflect the author's own experience of such a journey, or an informant's. Summary The saga extends across four generations, around the years 870-1020, focusing on the hero Þorgils. Chapters 1-9 and 18 are an account of Þorgils's ancestors based on Sturla Þórðarson's version of Landnámabók.Fornrit 2011 . However, the text also contains some motifs more common in the '''', not least be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Joleik
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' Military * Battle of Albert (1914), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1916), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1918), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France People * Albert (giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bokmål
Bokmål () (, ; ) is an official written standard for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk. Bokmål is the preferred written standard of Norwegian for 85% to 90% of the population in Norway. Unlike, for instance, the Italian language, there is no nationwide standard or agreement on the pronunciation of Bokmål. Bokmål is regulated by the governmental Language Council of Norway. A more conservative orthographic standard, commonly known as ''Riksmål'', is regulated by the non-governmental Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. The written standard is a Norwegianised variety of the Danish language. The first Bokmål orthography was officially adopted in 1907 under the name ''Riksmål'' after being under development since 1879. The architects behind the reform were Marius Nygaard and Jacob Jonathan Aars. It was an adaptation of written Danish, which was commonly used since the past union with Denmark, to the Dano-Norwegian koiné spoken by the Norwegian urban elite, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árni Magnússon
Árni Magnússon (13 November 1663 – 7 January 1730) was a scholar and collector of manuscripts from Iceland who assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection. Life Árni was born in 1663 at Kvennabrekka in Dalasýsla, in western Iceland, where his father Magnús Jónsson was the minister (and later prosecutor and sheriff). His mother was Guðrún Ketilsdóttir, daughter of archdeacon Ketill Jörundarson of Hvammur.Sigurgeir Steingrímsson, tr. Bernhard ScudderÁrni Magnússon (1663–1730) - live and work The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. He was raised by his grandparents and uncle. At 17 he entered the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, Cathedral School in Skálholt, then three years later, in 1683, went to Denmark (with his father, who was part of a trade lobbying contingent) to study at the University of Copenhagen. There he earned the degree of ''attestus theologiæ'' after two years, and also became an assistant to the Royal Antiquarian, Thomas Bartholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatnshyrna
''Vatnshyrna'' was a major Icelandic saga codex destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728. It was copied between 1391 and 1395 by Magnús Þórhallsson for Jón Hákonarson in northern Iceland. The codex was first called ''Vatnshyrna'' by Arngrímur Jónsson in his 1609 work, '' Crymogaea'', possibly because it was located at that time at Stóra Vatnshorn. Arngrímur refers to the codex containing the texts of '' Kjalnesinga saga'', '' Þórðar saga hreðu'', and ''Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss''. A large part of the manuscript subsequently became part of Peder Resen's manuscript collection, and in 1675 this portion of the codex passed to Copenhagen University Library. At this point the manuscript contained the following texts: * ''Flóamanna saga'' * '' Laxdæla saga'' * '' Hænsna-Þóris saga'' * ''Vatnsdæla saga'' * '' Eyrbyggja saga'' * '' Kjalnesinga saga'' * ''Króka-Refs saga'' * '' Stjörnu-Odda draumr'' * ''Bergbúa þáttr'' * '' Kumlbúa þáttr'' * '' Draumr Þorst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haukr Erlendsson
Haukr or Hauk Erlendsson (died 1334; Modern is, Haukur Erlendsson ) was lawspeaker (lawman) of Iceland, later lawspeaker and knight of Norway, known for having compiled a number of Icelandic sagas and other materials mostly in his own hand, bound in a book called the ''Hauksbók'' after him. Life Hauk was born the son of aka Erlend ''digre'' "the fat," who died 1312."Erlendur digre" occurs in a letter by Bishop Árni Þorláksson of Skálholt dated 1286, '' Diplomatarium islandicum'', Vol. II, p.136-7. Cf. , whose index clarifies this refers to Erlendur Ólafsson sterki The year of Haukr's birth is not known, but his mother's name was Jorunn ( non, Jórunn), whose ancestry is traceable to a brother of King Halfr of Hordaland, hero of ''Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka''.Hogni the White given in ''Landnámabók'' Part II, Ch. XIX as the forebear of Hauk Erelendson's mother was the grandson of Otrygg, brother of King Halfr according to an earlier passage (''Landnámabók'' Part II, Ch. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Perkins (scholar)
Richard Perkins may refer to: *Richard Perkins (actor) (c. 1585–1650), English actor * Richard Perkins (scientist), United States nuclear physicist * Richard Perkins (figure skater), Canadian Olympic ice dancer *Richard Perkins (politician) (born 1961), Nevada State Assembly leader *Richard Perkins of Ufton, a member of the Perkins family of Ufton, Berkshire, England See also * Rick Perkins, Canadian politician *Richard Scott Perkin Richard Scott Perkin (1906 – 1969) was an American entrepreneur. At an early age he developed an interest in astronomy, and began making telescopes and grinding lenses and mirrors. He only spent a year in college studying chemical engineering ... (1906–1969), American entrepreneur * Richard Perkyn (fl. 1335), English politician {{hndis, Perkins, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulturhistorisk Leksikon For Nordisk Middelalder
''Kulturhistorisk leksikon for nordisk middelalder fra vikingetid til reformationstid'' ('A cultural-historical encyclopaedia of the Nordic Middle Ages, from the Viking Age to the Reformation period') was a major Nordic encyclopaedia. It was multilingual, containing articles in the mutually intelligible languages Swedish, Danish and Norwegian according to the subject matter and preferences of the authors. The work edited by Ingvar Andersson (1899-1974) and John Granlund (1901-1982). The work was primarily intended as a reference work for libraries, museums and archives. Geographically, the work covers the Nordic countries and addresses other topics, including German culture. As a ubiquitous reference work, it has been influential across the Nordic region. The work has a high scientific level and the articles are signed by the authors. The encyclopaedia was first published in twenty-two volumes over the period 1956–1978 in a collaboration of three publishers: In Sweden, Allhem (M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heilagra Manna Sǫgur
Saints' sagas (Old Norse ''heilagra manna sögur'') are a genre of Old Norse sagas comprising the prose hagiography of medieval western Scandinavia. The corpus of such sagas and their manuscript attestations was surveyed by Ole Widding, Hans Bekker-Nielsen, L. K. Shook in 1963. Their work revealed over 100 different saints' lives, mostly based on Latin sources. Few are of Icelandic saints, with only Jón Ögmundarson (d. 1121), Þorlákr Þórhallsson (d. 1193), and Guðmundr Arason (d. 1237) being candidates. In the words of Jonas Wellendorf: While the sagas of the Icelanders might be the unique contribution to world literature that clearly demarcates Old Norse-Icelandic literature from other literary traditions in the Middle Ages, and indeed other periods as well, the lives of saints connect the very same literature with the rest of Western Europe. These sagas are preserved in many medieval manuscripts. Two notable collections are Kirkjubæjarbók, which is exclusively concern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
