Biography

Árni Magnússon

Details

Name
Árni Magnússon
Birth
13 November 1663
Death
07 January 1730
Occupation
  • Professor, Arkivsekretær (Secretary of the Royal Archives)
Roles
  • Scholar
Residence

1663-1680 Hvammur (Farm), Dalasýsla, Western, Iceland

1680-1683 Skálholt (Institution), Árnessýsla, Southern, Iceland

1683-1685 Copenhagen (City), Denmark

1685-1686 Hvammur (Farm), Dalasýsla, Western, Iceland

1686-1689 Copenhagen (City), Denmark

1689-1690 Norway

1690-1694 Copenhagen (City), Denmark

1694-1696 Germany

1696-1702 Copenhagen (City), Denmark

1702-1705 Skálholt (Institution), Árnessýsla, Southern, Iceland

1705-1706 Copenhagen (City), Denmark

1706-1708 Skálholt (Institution), Árnessýsla, Southern, Iceland

1708-1709 Copenhagen (City), Denmark

1709-1712 Skálholt (Institution), Árnessýsla, Southern, Iceland

1712-1730 Copenhagen (City), Denmark

Bibliography

AuthorTitleEditorScope
Íslenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímun til ársloka 1940ed. Páll Eggert Ólason1948-1976; I-IV
Dansk biografisk leksikonXV: p. 230-34

Associated Manuscripts

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Acc. 1    Letters; Denmark, 1727-1734 Scribe
AM 1 d β fol. da   Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum í Dana ok Svía veldi; Iceland, 1690-1710 Acquisition
AM 1 e α fol. da   Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum í Dana ok Svía veldi; Iceland, 1675-1699 Additions
AM 1 e β I fol. da   Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum í Dana ok Svía veldi; Iceland, 1275-1325 Acquisition
AM 1 e β II fol. da   Notes on Skjöldunga saga — Exscriptium trium paginarum antiqvissimi libri pergamenti in folio in Bibliotheca P. Resenii; Island/Denmark, 1700-1730 Scribe
AM 1 f fol. da   Langfeðgatal Norðlanda konunga; Island/Danmark, 1625-1645 Acquisition; Origin; Scribe
AM 2 fol. da   Völsunga saga — Ragnars saga loðbrókar — Krákumál; Iceland, 1600-1699  
AM 3 fol. da   Völsunga saga — Ragnars saga loðbrókar — Krákumál; Island/Danmark?, 1600-1699 Additions
AM 4 fol. da   Völsunga saga in Latin translation; Iceland, 1600-1687 Acquisition
AM 5 fol. da   Völsuga saga — Ragnars saga loðbrókar; Iceland, 1600-1699 Acquisition