Image by letua721 on Pixabay · Pixabay License
OverviewAI-generated
Ari Þorgilsson was an Icelandic writer, historian, poet, and chronicler born in 1067. A member of the Haukdælir family clan, he worked within Iceland and wrote in the Icelandic language. He adhered to the Catholic Church.
His notable work is the *Íslendingabók*. Other works attributed to him include *Aræ multiscii schedæ de Islandia*, *Schedae ara prestz froda um Island*, *Ari's Isländerbuch im isländischen Text*, *The book of the settlement of Iceland*, and *Íslendínga sögur*. He died on November 9, 1148.
Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Open Library. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1067
- Died
- 1148
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Aræ multiscii schedæ de Islandia
- Schedae ara prestz froda um Island
- Ari's Isländerbuch im isländischen Text
- The book of the settlement of Iceland
- Íslendínga sögur
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1982-01-15
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ari
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iceland
- Place of birth
- Iceland
- Occupation
- chronicler
- Languages spoken
- Icelandic
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Notable work
- Íslendingabók
- Family
- Haukdælir family clan
- Work location
- Iceland
Show 2 more facts
- date of death
- 1148-01-01
- date of birth
- 1067-00-00
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0