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Dates: during 1891-1891
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Iceland's Heroic Age exrends from the settlement of the island to 1067. Ari, Iceland's greatest scholar and historian, possessed in a marked degree abilities for historical writing. He was a priest-chief, and was a devout Christian, but he cherished none the less the traditions of his country. He was more than a mere chronicler, he was an historian, possessing an appreciation of the true relations of events one to the other. He was the father of Icelandic letters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Icelandic Saga. | 11/28/1891 | See Source »

...Among Ari's writings are the Saga of the history of the Norwegian Kings, the Christni Saga, and the Eislandinger-Bok. The purpose of this Eislandinger-Bok was to afford a narrative of events particularly interesting to Icelanders. While the authority of the former works is sometimes questioned, the authority of the Eislander-Bok is undoubted. This book was the primer of Icelandic history...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Icelandic Saga. | 11/28/1891 | See Source »

Friday, Nov. 27. - The life of a priest and scholar in the eleventh century. Ari the historion, and the works ascribed to him; Islendinga bok, Landnama bok and Kristni Saga; histories of the settlement of Iceland and of its conversion to Christianity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 11/21/1891 | See Source »

Thursday, Nov. 26. - The life of a priest and scholar in the eleventh century. Ari the historian, and the works ascribed to him; Islendinga bok, Landnama bok and Kristni Saga; histories of the settlement of Iceland and of its conversion to Christianity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 11/15/1891 | See Source »

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