Ormr Snorrason
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Ormr Snorrason (c. 1315–1403) was an Icelander who worked for the Norwegian king as sheriff, lawman and governor.[1] Ormr inherited Skarð, one of the largest estates in Iceland, after the death of his father in 1332.[2] Ormr is associated with three important Icelandic manuscripts written at the Helgafell monastery: Codex Scardensis, which he donated to the church at Skarð in 1401; Skarðsbók (AM 350 fol) which contains the legal code Jónsbók; and Ormsbók, a now lost collection of chivalric sagas.[1][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Jakobsson, Sverrir; Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur. Historical dictionary of Iceland (3rd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 209. ISBN 9781442262904.
- ^ Steingrímsson, Sigurgeir; Brynjólfsson, Hersteinn (2005). "Codex Scardensis. History and restoration". In Fellows-Jensen, Gillian; Springborg, Peter (eds.). Care and Conservation of Manuscripts 8: Proceedings of the Eighth International Seminar Held at the University of Copenhagen 16th-17th October 2003. University of Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 35.
- ^ Wolf, Kirsten (1993). "Skarðsbók". In Pulsiano, Phillip; Wolf, Kirsten (eds.). Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland. p. 596. ISBN 0824047877.
- ^ Slay, Desmond (1985). "Ívens saga, Mírmanns saga and Ormr Snorrason's book". In Louis-Jensen, Jonna; Sanders, Christopher; Springborg, Peter (eds.). The Sixth International Saga Conference, 28.7-28.8 1985: Workshop papers I-II (PDF). Copenhagen: Det arnamagnæanske Institut. p. 953. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2017.