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Jón Árnason

Jón Árnason was born on 17 August 1819. Jón Árnason was recorded with the gender male. Jón Árnason was recorded as librarian, writer, collector of fairy tales and folklorist.

Also recorded as Jon Arnason

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A portrait of Jón Árnason (1819 – 1888).

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Biography

Born:2: Jón Árnason was born on 1 January 1819.

Died:2: Jón Árnason died on 1 January 1888.

Jón Árnason is recorded with the gender male.

Jón Árnason is recorded as librarian, writer, collector of fairy tales and folklorist.

Jón Árnason is recorded with the occupation librarian.

Occupation:2: Jón Árnason is recorded with the occupation writer.

Occupation:3: Jón Árnason is recorded with the occupation collector of fairy tales.

Occupation:4: Jón Árnason is recorded with the occupation folklorist.

Jón Árnason is recorded with the occupation collector of fairy tales. Recorded with the occupation folklorist. Recorded with the occupation librarian. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as librarian, writer, collector of fairy tales and folklorist.

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Dactylismus ecclesiasticus, edur Fingra-Rijm, vidvikiande Kyrkiu-Arsins Tijmum. Hvert ad afdregnum beim Romversku Totrum Gamala Stijls, heufur foemiligan̄ Islendskan̄ Bwning feingid, lagadan epter Tijmatale hinu Nya.

  • Islandske folkesagn og aeventyr

  • Sagan af Karlamagnúsi keisara eptir höfund "Aefisögu Lúters"

  • Seytján æfintýri. Úr fórum Jóns Árnasonar

  • Isländische volkssagen

  • Islandske folkesagn æventyr

  • Um stipsbókasafniö í Reykjavík

  • Trolls des Montagnes, Les

  • Icelandic Legends

  • Islandske folkesagn og æventyr

  • Agrip af æfisögu Dr

  • Marteins Lúters, samið af J. Árnasyni. Útilegumannasögur

  • I︣slenzkar Þjs︣︣ögur og aevinty︣ri. Íslenzkar gátur

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  1. 1819

    Life

    Jón Árnason born at Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd.

  2. 1853

    Institution

    Sagan af Karlamagnúsi keisara (1853) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 1862

    Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri is dated 1862.

  4. 1862

    Islandske folkesagn is dated 1862.

  5. 1862

    Institution

    Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri, Deutsches Sach- und Namen-Register (1862) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  6. 1863

    Institution

    Islandske folkesagn efter Arnason, Maurer og fleere (1863) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  7. 1864

    Institution

    Icelandic legends (1864) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  8. 1888

    Life

    Jón Árnason died on 4 September 1888.

The full dated record · 8 entries

  1. 1819

    Jón Árnason born at Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd.

  2. 1853

    Sagan af Karlamagnúsi keisara (1853) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 1862

    Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri is dated 1862.

  4. 1862

    Islandske folkesagn is dated 1862.

  5. 1862

    Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri, Deutsches Sach- und Namen-Register (1862) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  6. 1863

    Islandske folkesagn efter Arnason, Maurer og fleere (1863) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  7. 1864

    Icelandic legends (1864) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  8. 1888

    Jón Árnason died on 4 September 1888.

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  • Reykjavík
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  • Jón Árnason was born at Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd.

    Birthplace

  • Jón Árnason died at Reykjavík.

    Deathplace

  • Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd

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  • Árnason, Jón Gunnar, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Árnason, Jón, Enzyklopädie des Märchens Online

  • Jón Árnason og Gríshildur góða.Um breytingar ritstjórans á frásögn konu af annarri konu, Gripla, 2022

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