Steinunn Finnsdóttir
Steinunn Steinunn Finnsdóttir (c. 1640 – c. 1710) was the first known Icelandic female writer to leave a substantial body of poetry.
Also recorded as Steinunn Finnsdottir
Steinunn Finnsdóttir
- Born
- 1640
- Died
- 1710
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Languages
- Icelandic
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Steinunn Finnsdóttir (1640 – 1710) is documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Steinunn Finnsdóttir was born in 1640 and died in 1710.
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Born in 1640, died in 1710.
The recorded working language is Icelandic.
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- 1.Margrét Eggertsdóttir. Hver var fyrsta íslenska skáldkonan og hvað orti hún?. Vísindavefurinn. 2022-12-19.
- 2.Sofie Vanherpen. Íslands kvennalof (‘In Praise of Icelandic Women’): Cultural Memories of Auðr djúpauðga in Praise Poetry of the Icelandic Enlightenment. 2020.
- 3.AM 146 b I-II 8vo. Rímur og kvæði. handrit.is.
- 4.ÍB 302 4to. Sögu-, rímna- og kvæðabók. handrit.is.
- 5.Lbs 2527 8vo. Sögu- og rímnabók. handrit.is.
- 6.Bergljót Kristjánsdóttir 1996, S. 340.
- 7.Jón Karl Helgason. Continuity? The Icelandic Sagas in Post-Medieval Times. 2005.
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- Steinbjørn B. JacobsenAuthor
- Steingrímur HermannssonAuthor
- Steingrímur ThorsteinssonAuthor
- Steinn SteinarrAuthor
- Steinunn Ólína ÞorsteinsdóttirAuthor
- Steinvör SighvatsdóttirAuthor
- Stella BensonAuthor
- Stella BlochAuthor
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