Ari Þorgilsson
Ari Þorgilsson (1067/1068 – 9 November 1148; Old Norse; Modern Icelandic; also anglicized Ari Thorgilsson) was Iceland's most prominent medieval chronicler. He was the author of Íslendingabók, which details the histories of the various families who settled Iceland. He is typically referred to as Ari the Wise (Ari fróði), and according to Snorri Sturluson was the first to write history in Old Norse.
Also recorded as Ari Thorgilsson · Ari Frode · Ari the Wise
Ari Þorgilsson
- Died
- 1148
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Occupation
- writer · historian · poet · chronicler
- Fields
- literature · history · chronicle writing
- Known for
- Íslendingabók
- Languages
- Icelandic
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Ari was a part of the Haukdælir family clan and studied in the school in Haukadalur as a student of Teitur Ísleifsson (the son of Ísleifur Gissurarson, first bishop of Iceland). There he became acquainted with Classical education. His writings clearly indicate that he was familiar with Latin chronicler traditions, but at the same time he is widely regarded as excelling in the Icelandic oral storytelling tradition. It is believed that Ari later became a Christian priest in Staður by Ölduhryggur, now known as Staðastaður, but otherwise little is known about his life, despite the fact that he is one of the very few medieval writers who wrote down his family history. Íslendingabók is the only work with evidence of his authorship, but he is accredited with numerous articles of knowledge and is believed to have had a major part in the writing of Landnámabók, which chronicles the settlement of Iceland. Ari was early on regarded as an important author. In Iceland's First Grammatical Treatise, written around 1160 AD, he is referred to with respect as an exceptional man, since the tradition of writing was not firmly established at the time.
The recorded working language is Icelandic. The field of work recorded is literature, history and chronicle writing. Places of work recorded in the authority are Iceland. Works named in the authority record are Íslendingabók.
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Ari Þorgilsson, a historian, was born in 1067 in Helgafell and died in 1148. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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- 1.Ari indique dans l’Íslendingabók (9) qu'il était âgé de douze ans à la mort de l'évêque Ísleifr Gissurarson, en 1080. Dans le prologue de sa Heimskringla, Snorri Sturluson mentionne qu'il naquit l'année suivant la chute de Haraldr Sigurðarson (1066), et la plupart des annales islandaises donnent aussi 1067 pour sa date de naissance.
- 2.Laxdœla saga, 78.
- 3.Íslendingabók, 9.
- 4.Grønlie, Siân. Introduction de : Íslendingabók. Kristni The book of the Icelanders. The story of the conversion. Transl. by Siân Grønlie. (Text series ; XVIII). London : Viking Society for Northern Research, University College London, 2006. P. xi. .
- 5.Jón Jóhannesson. A history of the old Icelandic commonwealth : Íslendinga saga. Transl. by Haraldur Bessason. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2006. (University of Manitoba Icelandic studies ; II). Reprint. Originally published : Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 1974. Transl. of : Íslendinga saga. P. 152. .
- 6.Kristni saga, 19.
- 7.Grønlie. Op. cit. P. xxi.
- 8.Andersson, Theodore M. Kings' sagas. In : Old Norse-Icelandic literature : a critical guide. Ed. by Carol J. Clover and John Lindow. Toronto ; London : University of Toronto Press in association with the Medieval Academy of America, 2005. (Medieval Academy reprints for teaching ; 42). P. 200-201. .
- 9.Les peuples du Nord: De Fróði à Harald l'Impitoyable (Ier-XIe siècle). Belin. 2024. 978-2-410-02741-9.
- 10.Régis Boyer, L'Islande médiévale. Paris : Les Belles lettres, 2001. (Guide Belles lettres des civilisations). P. .
- 11.Dillmann, François-Xavier. Traduction de : Snorri Sturluson. Histoire des rois de Heimskringla. Trad. du vieil islandais, intr. et annoté par François-Xavier Dillmann. Première partie, Des origines mythiques de la dynastie à la bataille de Svold. Paris : Gallimard, 2000. (L'Aube des peuples). .
- 12.Würth, Stefanie. Historiography and pseudo-history. In : A companion to Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture. Ed. by Rory McTurk. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishing, 2005. P. 157. .
- 13.Boyer, Régis. Les Sagas islandaises. Paris : Payot, 2007. P. 67. .
- 14.Byock, Jesse L. Viking age Iceland. London : Penguin books, 2001. P. 96. .
- 15.Hallberg, Peter. The Icelandic saga. Transl. With introd. and notes by Paul Schach. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1962. (A Bison book). Orig. title : Den isländska sagan. .
- 16.Andersson. Op. cit. P. 199.
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