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Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson (29 March 1927 – 2 March 2010) was an Icelandic folklorist, philologist, and theologian.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Akureyri Junior College, Althing, Candidate (degree), Christianization of Scandinavia, Dag Strömbäck, Docent, Eastern Region (Iceland), Eskifjörður, Festschrift, Folklore studies, Geneticist, Hrafnkels saga, Iceland, Independence Party (Iceland), Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð, Morgunblaðið, Old Norse religion, Ordination, Oslo, Philology, Shamanism, Sigurður Nordal, Stockholm University, Svava Jakobsdóttir, University College London, University of Iceland, Uppsala University.

  2. 20th-century Icelandic writers
  3. 21st-century Icelandic writers
  4. Icelandic folklorists
  5. Icelandic scholars

Akureyri Junior College

The Akureyri Junior College (Menntaskólinn á Akureyri, regionally also; Schola Akureyrensis) is an Icelandic gymnasium (academic secondary school).

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Althing

The i (general meeting), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland.

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Candidate (degree)

Candidate (Latin: candidatus or candidata) is the name of various academic degrees, which are today mainly awarded in Scandinavia.

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Christianization of Scandinavia

The Christianization of Scandinavia, as well as other Nordic countries and the Baltic countries, took place between the 8th and the 12th centuries.

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Dag Strömbäck

Dag Alvar Strömbäck (13 August 1900 – 1 December 1978) was a Swedish folklorist, historian of religion and philologist. Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson and Dag Strömbäck are old Norse studies scholars, Uppsala University alumni and writers on Germanic paganism.

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Docent

The title of docent is conferred by some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks at or below the full professor rank, similar to a British readership, a French ''maître de conférences'' (MCF), and equal to or above the title of assistant professor.

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Eastern Region (Iceland)

Eastern Region (Austurland) is a region in eastern Iceland.

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Eskifjörður

Eskifjörður (in original spelling), or Eskifjördur, is a town and port in eastern Iceland with a large fishing industry.

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Festschrift

In academia, a Festschrift (plural, Festschriften) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime.

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Folklore studies

Folklore studies (less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom) is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore.

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Geneticist

A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms.

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Hrafnkels saga

Hrafnkels saga or Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða (O.N.:; Ice.) is one of the Icelanders' sagas.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Independence Party (Iceland)

The Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is a conservative political party in Iceland.

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Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð

Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð (Hamrahlíð College, and usually referred to as MH) is a public gymnasium located in Hlíðahverfi, Reykjavík, Iceland.

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Morgunblaðið

Morgunblaðið (The Morning Paper) is an Icelandic daily newspaper.

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Old Norse religion

Old Norse religion, also known as Norse paganism, is a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic peoples separated into a distinct branch of the Germanic peoples.

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Ordination

Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies.

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Oslo

Oslo (or; Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Philology

Philology is the study of language in oral and written historical sources.

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Shamanism

Shamanism or samanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman or saman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance.

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Sigurður Nordal

Sigurður Nordal (14 September 1886 – 21 September 1974) was an Icelandic scholar, writer, and ambassador.

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Stockholm University

Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960.

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Svava Jakobsdóttir

Svava Jakobsdóttir (4 October 1930 – 21 February 2004) was one of Iceland's prominent 20th century authors and feminist politicians.

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University College London

University College London (branded as UCL) is a public research university in London, England.

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University of Iceland

The University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education.

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Uppsala University

Uppsala University (UU) (Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden.

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See also

20th-century Icelandic writers

21st-century Icelandic writers

Icelandic folklorists

Icelandic scholars

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jón_Hnefill_Aðalsteinsson

Also known as Jon Hnefill Aoalsteinsson.