Sæmundr Sigfússon, better known as Sæmundr fróði (Sæmundr the Learned; 1056–1133), was an Icelandic priest and scholar. Sæmundr is known to have studied...
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Poetic Edda (redirect from Sæmundr Edda)
a common source.[page needed] Brynjólfur attributed the manuscript to Sæmundr the Learned, a larger-than-life 12th century Icelandic priest. Modern scholars...
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gives accounts of a number of early Icelandic writers, including Sæmundr Sigfússon and Ari Thorgilsson. Turville-Petre believed that Thorgilsson was...
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attested in the early 17th century, is that Sæmundr fróði wrote the work. Other suggested authors include Sæmundr's sons, Jón Loftsson, Snorri Sturluson, Einarr...
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Sæmundsson and Þóra Magnúsdóttir. His paternal grandfather was Sæmundur Sigfússon (Sæmundr fróði). His maternal grandfather was King Magnus III of Norway. He...
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many others of his time incorrectly believed that they were collected by Sæmundr fróði (therefore before the drafting of the Edda of Snorri), and so the...
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having been the most decisive: a lost work by the Icelandic priest Sæmundr fróði Sigfússon (1056-1133) a lost version of Ágrip af Nóregs konunga sögum (c...
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the head with the Bible, killing it, and stepping safely ashore. (see Sæmundr fróði#Icelandic folklore). According to a medieval legend associated with...
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Russian monk and historian (d. 1114) (approximate date) Sæmundr fróði (Sæmundur Sigfússon), Icelandic priest and scholar (d. 1133) Zhou Bangyan, Chinese...
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(1880–1961, Romania, f/nf) Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi (1936–1985, Iran/France, d/f) Sæmundr fróði (1056–1133, Iceland, nf) Benjamin Alire Sáenz (born 1954, US, p/f/ch)...
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rules. The land where Sauðárkrókur stands was first taken by the Viking Sæmundr Suðureyski ("Sæmundur from the South Islands". 'South Islands' is the name...
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with "S" Name Gender Period Born Died Genre/Type Notable work Citations Sæmundr fróði Medieval 1056 1133 11th century scholar Sigfús Daðason Modern 1928...
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Russian monk and historian (d. 1114) (approximate date) Sæmundr fróði (Sæmundur Sigfússon), Icelandic priest and scholar (d. 1133) Zhou Bangyan, Chinese...
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