Hallgrímur Pétursson
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Hallgrímur Pétursson | |
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Born | 1614 Gröf, Iceland |
Died | 27 October 1674 Ferstikla, Iceland |
Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 – 27 October 1674) was an
Biography
Hallgrímur Pétursson was likely born at
According to folk legend, Brynjólfur first encountered Hallgrímur by chance when travelling through Glückstadt in the Duchy of Schleswig (then under Danish rule). Hallgrímur's blacksmith employer mistreated the boy, and in passing Brynjólfur heard Hallgrímur curse his employer in Icelandic. Brynjólfur took pity on the young Icelander and saw to it that the boy was educated.
During his last year of study there, Hallgrímur was employed to re-educate a group of Icelanders who had been kidnapped by
Seven years after Hallgrímur's return to Iceland, Brynjólfur Sveinsson, his former sponsor and then bishop at
Works
Hallgrímur Pétursson's most notable work is
Other famous works include Aldarháttur, Rímur af Lykla-Pétri og Magellónu, Króka-Refs rímur, and a collection of cautionary children's rhymes.
External links
- The Icelandic National Radio's Web on the Passion Hymns (in Icelandic) Archived 2004-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Performances of The Passion-Hymns in English and Norse by choirs and soloists using Dall Wilson's English adaption.
- The Passion-Hymns translated into English from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
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