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Marta María Stephensen
Marta María Stephensen (1770–1805), was an Icelandic writer. She was married to Stefán Stephensen, the county governor of Vesturamt from 1790–1806. She published a cookery book in 1800, and is regarded as the first published female author in Iceland. Sources *Einfaldt Matreidslu Vasa-Qver, fyrir heldri manna Húss-freyjur / Utgefid af Frú Assessorinnu Mørtu Maríu Stephensen. Leirárgörðum við Leirá, 1800. *Saga Jóns Espólíns hins fróða. Kaupmannahöfn, 1895. *Hallgerður Gísladóttir. Íslensk matarhefð. Mál og menning, Reykjavík, 1999.Pocket Cookbook. Einfalt matreiðsluvasakver(1800, first published Icelandic cookbook) (Digital) {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephensen, Marta Maria Marta Maria Stephensen 1805 deaths 1770 births Marta Maria Stephensen Marta Maria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelanders
Icelanders ( is, Íslendingar) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation who are native to the island country of Iceland and speak Icelandic. Icelanders established the country of Iceland in mid 930 AD when the Althing (Parliament) met for the first time. Iceland came under the reign of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish kings but regained full sovereignty and independence from the Danish monarchy on 1 December 1918, when the Kingdom of Iceland was established. On 17 June 1944, the monarchy was abolished and the Icelandic republic was founded. The language spoken is Icelandic, a North Germanic language, and Lutheranism is the predominant religion. Historical and DNA records indicate that around 60 to 80 percent of the male settlers were of Norse origin (primarily from Western Norway) and a similar percentage of the women were of Gaelic stock from Ireland and peripheral Scotland. History Iceland is a geologically young land mass, having formed an estimated 20 million years a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century Icelandic People
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who expand the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
