Sigfús Blöndal
Dr. Sigfús Blöndal (2 November 1874 – 19 March 1950)
Blöndal taught Modern Icelandic at the University of Copenhagen from 1931 to 1946. He translated many ancient Greek poems into Icelandic, as well as some of the work of the modern Greek poet Aristotelis Valaoritis.
He did research on the Varangians of the Eastern Roman Empire for 25 years and completed shortly before his death an Icelandic text on the Varangians.[2] His English-language book on the Varangians became the standard work among historians on the subject.[3]
References
- ^ Benedict Benedikz, The Varangians of Byzantium (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
- ^ Blöndal, S.; translated, revised and rewritten by Benedikz, Benedikt S. (2007). The Varangians of Byzantium. Cambridge U. Press. pp. ix–xi.
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External links
- Works by or about Sigfús Blöndal at Wikisource
- Dr. Sigfús Blöndal sjötugur; grein í Morgunblaðinu 1944
- Dr. Sigfús Blöndal - minningarorð; minngargrein í Morgunblaðinu 1950