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Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (born 27 September 1939 in
Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a pop ...
) is an Icelandic author and artist. She has received a number of awards as an artist and author of more than 130 books, including children's books, books on nature, and the Óðsmál series. The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture and Hagthenkir, the Association of Non-fiction and Educational Writers in Iceland, funded the Óðsmál series. Guðrún received a research grant from the Icelandic Government Cultural Council in 1988. A
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in her teens, she appeared in the Icelandic films ''Hrafninn flýgur'' (''
When the Raven Flies ''When the Raven Flies'' (original is, Hrafninn flýgur ()) is a 1984 Icelandic-Swedish adventure film written and directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. The story is set in Viking Age Iceland. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Be ...
'') and '' Myrkrahöfðinginn'' (''Flames of Paradise''). Guðrún graduated from the Commercial College of Iceland in 1962, and graduated from the Icelandic Art Academy (Myndlista-og handíðaskóli Íslands) in 1973. She studied
pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...
at the
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, and was a distant-education student in the science of consciousness and physics at the
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. Guðrún studied
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for several years. A Heathen
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(goði) in Iceland, she grew up in Reykjavik and the Icelandic countryside, where many of her stories were written. Guðrún lives in Iceland, and has spent portions of her life in Scotland and Italy.


Work


Ceramics

*Icelandic nature volcano souvenir (1984)


Scripts

*''Ég er hættur, farinn, ég er ekki með í svona asnalegu leikriti'', staged at the Reykjavik City Theatre in 1990. The script won a competition for the theatre's opening piece. *''Japl, jaml go fuður'': a
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which was
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in the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe


Dramas

*''Halla'', for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (
RÚV Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) (pronounced or ) ( en, 'The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service') is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization. Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional cent ...
) in 1982 *''Ég, hið silfraða sjal'' for RÚV (1983), and featured in the magazine ''Vikan'' in 1981 *''Í mjúku myrkri búa draumarnir'', for RÚV (1988)


Illustrated children's stories

*Stories for RÚV's '' Our Hour'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins'', a book series published by the Icelandic National Center for Educational Materials in 1999 Guðrún received first and second prize from the Icelandic National Center for Educational Materials for short stories for teenagers in 1992. orgunblaðið 21 September 1994 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=126696&pageId=1814081&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir/ref>


Books

* ''1000 stjörnur og fleira ljúft'' * ''Að leggja Bifröst lag fyrir lag'' * ''Apakríli, algjör dúlla!'' * ''Au pair'' * ''The Bairn of Trolls'' * ''Baldur Höður Loki: Lesum Óðsmál til að skilja'' * ''Baldur Höður Loki: What are we celebrating and why? Óðsmál gives intellectual understanding'' * ''Bína brúða'' * ''Búi skreytir jólatré'' * ''Consciousness and Mother Nature: What is Pure Consciousness and what is Mother Nature?'' * ''Dagdraumar og sorgarband'' * ''Draumahúsið'' * ''Drottinn blessi heimilið'' * ''Dívan skáldsins; -Góða nótt, sagði skáldið, og dó'' * ''Eru verkir með þessu? Fylgir þessu hiti, mamma?'' * ''Ég, hið silfraða sjal'' * ''Fluga'' * ''The Fly'' * ''Hagbarður og Hvutti'' * ''Hagbarður and Hvutti'' * ''Halla'' * ''Hnallur og Spói'' * ''The House of Dreams'' * ''How to Lay the Bridge Bifröst'' * ''Hreggnótt'' * ''Hrekkjusvín og ljósastaurar'' * ''Hrif'' * ''Huginn Jöruson, hornungur (sakamál)'' * ''Hvar voru hrossin í hríðinni?'' * ''Hver er hann þessi Jakob?'' * ''In Memoriam – skóflan'' * ''Í mjúku myrkri búa draumarnir'' * ''Japl, jaml og fuður'' * ''Jónki fór í réttirnar'' * ''Leyniþræðir'' * ''Melana, drottning frumskógarins'' * ''Mummi'' * ''My Bína Doll'' * ''Óðsmál'' * ''Óðsmál in fornu: efnisyfirlit vefútgáfu'' * ''Valhallar Óðsmál in gullnu: Handa þróuðum, vísindi, skilningur og djúp þekking forfeðra okkar enduruppgötvuð'' * ''Óðsmál 2012: Ævi hver til uppljómunar'' * ''Óðsmál – The Unseen Reality: Science of Consciousness in Heathenry'' * ''Óðsmál – Norse Edda Spiritual Highlights: We should know why we choose to be born'' * ''Palli og englabjallan'' * ''Rakni og Þögn ævintýri, KLUKK leikir barna 1900-2000'' * ''Saga Svaðilfara'' * ''Sál bróðurins, steinbítsbróðurins'' * ''Soul of a Brother'' * ''Sigga og hafragrauturinn'' * ''Skírnismál: helgileikar: handrit handa börnum / a script for bairns: ritual performance'' * ''Tíkin tóa og grey litli Krúsi'' * ''Tóta og þau'' * ''Tröllabarn'' * ''Vaknaðu, Lóa! Vaknaðu!'' * ''Vitund og móðir náttúra: Nemum upp ámáttkar fimbulrúnir'' * ''Who is Jakob?'' * ''Þetta er mitt hús'' The ''Hannesar saga Grásteins'' series: *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 1. bók: Branda skottlausa, amma Hannesar Grásteins'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 2. bók: Branda Bröndudóttir og synir hennar: Hafri og Elri Gúlli'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 3. bók: Hafri fer sér að voða, Elra Gúlla leiðist'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 4. bók; Hannes Grásteinn og Surtarbrandur'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 5. bók: Kettlingunum stolið'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 6. bók: Það eina, sem er kátara en kátur kettlingur, er: kátir kettlingar'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 7. bók: Hannes Grásteinn hverfur að heiman'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 8. bók: Hannes Grásteinn villiköttur á skrifstofu í vesturbænum'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 9. bók: Surtarbrandur fer sér að voða'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 10. bók: Hannes veiðikló'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 11. bók: Hefur kötturinn níu líf?'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 12. bók: Hannes flytur í nýtt hverfi'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 13. bók: Fleiri viðburðir: börn hvekkja Hannes; Hannes hvekkir stara'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 14. bók: Milli'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 15. bók: Snjótittlingaveiðar'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 16. bók: Nýi kettlingurinn'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 17. bók: Vor í lofti'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 18. bók: Hannes fer í sveit'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 19. bók: Hvolparnir'' *''Hannesar saga Grásteins, 20. bók: Dánartilkynning'' ''Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu'', a 2011 40-book series (''krakkar'' means "children" in Icelandic): *''1 Þór'' *''2 Ægir og Rán'' *''3 Þríeindir'' *''4 Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur'' *''5 Tefla teitir á Iðavöllum unz koma þursamegir III'' *''6 Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, Einherjar'' *''7 Sif, Gefjun'' *''8 Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður'' *''9 Segðu mér, seiðskrati'' *''10 Uppeldi'' *''11 Rígur'' *''12 Jól, þorri, gói'' *''13 Helía, Mímir, valkyrja'' *''14 Svinnur, vín Valföðurs, Gungnir, Glaðheimar'' *''15 Óðinn, synir, hrafnar, eljur, Sleipnir, Valhöll'' *''16 Týr, Fenrir, Drómi, Læðingur, Gleipnir'' *''17 Sól og Nanna'' *''18 Frigg, Sága'' *''19 Fjörgyn, jörð, móðir, árstíðir, Svalinn, Mundilfari'' *''20 Gyðjan mikla, Freyja með Brísingamen'' *''21 Skaði, Njörður, Baldur'' *''22 Geri, Freki, jötnar'' *''23 Jólasveinar, álfar, gandreið'' *''24 Guðin, dagarnir, reikistjörnurnar, mannsheilinn'' *''25 Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir og fleira torskilið – ja bara óskiljanlegt'' *''26 Ginnungagap – höfuðskepnurnar 5'' *''27 Ginnungagap – nýsta ek niður'' *''28 Þund, heilög vötn hlóa'' *''29 Íslenska, samskrít'' *''30 Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar'' *''31 Tært taugakerfi'' *''32 Tröll, jötnar, þursar, vættir, dvergar, þursameyjar, framþróun'' *''33 Urður, Verðandi, Skuld'' *''34 Yfir heiðina með vitkanum'' *''35 Hljóð og efni'' *''36 Hin árborna ámáttka, Grótti, þanþol, meiðmar'' *''37 Vitundarþroskamenntun handa öllum'' *''38 Að heyja frið, stjórnarskrá alheims'' *''39 Matur, melting, hegðan'' *''40 Ósvinnan horfin, Mímir endurheimtur'' ''Óðsmál for bairns'', a 2014 40-book English translation of ''Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu'' (''bairns'' is another word for "children"): *''Óðsmál for bairns 1 Þór'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 2 Ægir and Rán'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 3 trinities'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 4 Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 5 in Iðavellir - triguna'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 6 Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, einherjar'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 7 Sif, Easter'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 8 Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður - poem Skírnismál'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 9 tell me, wizard'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 10 upbringing'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 11 Rígur (on Edda-poem Rígsþula)'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 12 yule, þorri, gói'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 13 Hel, Mímir, valkyrja'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 14 svinnur, Valföðurs wine, Gungnir, Glaðheimar'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 15 Óðinn, sons, Sleipnir, Valhöll'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 16 Týr and Fenrir'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 17 Sól and Nanna'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 18 Frigg, Sága'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 19 Fjörgyn, Mother Earth'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 20 The Great Goddess'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 21 Skaði, Njörður, Baldur'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 22 jötnar, Geri, Freki'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 23 jólasveinar, elves, gandreið'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 24 Gods, days, planets, and more'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 25 Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir, Geirölnir, valkyrja'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 26 ginnungagap and the 5 elements'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 27 ginnungagap - nýsta ek niður'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 28 Þund'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 29 Sanskrit and Old Norse'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 30 Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 31 pure nervous system'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 32 tröll, jötnar, thurse-maidens, wights, dwarfs'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 33 Urður, Verðandi, Skuld'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 34 guided bird's eye view'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 35 sound and "matter"'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 36 mighty old Nature'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 37 consciousness-based education'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 38 waging peace'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 39 food, digestion, behaviour'' *''Óðsmál for bairns 40 ignorance gone, Mímir regained''


References


External links

* https://www.youtube.com/user/Goiagodi * http://www.odsmal.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Magnusdottir, Gudrun Kristin 1939 births Adherents of Germanic neopaganism Gudrun Kristin Magnusdottir Gudrun Kristin Magnusdottir Gudrun Kristin Magnusdottir Living people Modern pagan artists Modern pagan religious leaders Modern pagan writers Gudrun Kristin Magnusdottir