Einar Snorrason Ölduhryggjarskáld
Einar Snorrason | |
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Born | Miklaholtshrepur, Iceland |
Died | 1538 |
Other names | Einar Ölduhryggjarskáld |
Occupation | Priest, poet |
Einar Snorrason (died 1538), called Einar Ölduhryggjarskáld (lit. 'Einar the Old Ridge Poet'), was a 16th-century Icelandic priest and poet whose family played a significant role in the Icelandic Reformation.
Although definitive records do not exist, Einar is believed to be the son of a farmer, Snorra Sveinssonar, and born in Miklaholtshrepur in northwest Iceland. It is recorded that in 1497 Einar was ordained as a priest and settled at Stað á Ölduhrygg. He became a well known enough poet for Jón Arason to refer to him the best living poet in the west of Iceland, however none of his work remains.[1]
Einar's companion was Guðrún Oddsdóttir, the niece of Skálholt. Their sons were and Brandur Einarsson, known as Gleraugna-Pétur and Moldar-Brandur respectively; both became sheriffs. He also had at least two children with Ingiríði Jónsdóttur, a sister of Bishop Stefán Jónsson. Their son, Marteinn Einarsson, became the second Lutheran bishop of Iceland, while their daughter, Guðrún, married wealthy landowner Daði Guðmundsson.[2]
, the Bishop ofEinar's sons and son-in-law all clashed with Catholic Bishop Jón Arason during the Icelandic Reformation, culminating with Daði capturing Jón and his sons at the Battle of Sauðafell.
References[]
- ^ Stefán Einarsson (2019). A History of Icelandic Literature. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-4214-3546-6. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Páll Eggert Ólason (1948). Islenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940 [Icelandic Biographies from Colonial Times to the End of 1940] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Íslenzka Bókmenntafélags. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Icelandic poets
- 16th-century Icelandic people
- 16th-century Icelandic poets
- 1538 deaths