Bjarni Thorarensen
Bjarni • Illustration — A portrait of Bjarni Thorarensen by Auguste Mayer. • Illustration — Íslands minni Bjarni Vigfússon Thorarensen (December 30, 1786 – August 24, 1841) was an Icelandic poet and official. He was deputy governor of northern and eastern Iceland. Politically he was aligned with the Fjölnismenn and favored the reestablishment of the Althing at Þingvellir.
Also recorded as Bjarni Vigfússon Thorarensen
Bjarni Thorarensen
Auguste Étienne François Mayer · Public domain
- Born
- 1786 · Brautarholt á Skeiðum.
- Died
- 1841
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Occupation
- politician · writer · judge · poet · lawyer · beamter
- Education
- University of Copenhagen
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Languages
- Icelandic
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He was a friend of Jónas Hallgrímsson whose own poetry was influenced by Bjarni's work. A notable influence on Bjarni's writings was Sæmundur Hólm. Bjarni's best known work is Íslands minni, also known as Eldgamla Ísafold.
Bjarni Thorarensen is recorded as having received Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
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1786
Bjarni Thorarensen born at Brautarholt á Skeiðum.
1841
Bjarni Thorarensen died.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 119103540, Bjarni Thorarensen.
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