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| name=Ármann Jakobsson | | name=Ármann Jakobsson | ||
| born=July 18, [[1970]] | | born=[[18 July|July 18]], [[1970]] | ||
| died= | | died= | ||
| education=University of Iceland | | education=University of Iceland | ||
| occupation=Literary scholar, philologist | | occupation=Literary scholar, philologist | ||
| location=Reykjavík, Iceland | | location=Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| website=http:// | | website=http://uni.hi.is/armannja/ | ||
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'''Ármann Jakobsson''' | '''Ármann Jakobsson''', Ph.D., is Professor in Medieval Icelandic at the University of Iceland. He has written two books on the image of kings in the middle ages and how they are represented in Icelandic medieval literature. He has delivered lectures on the connections between [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s work and Icelandic medieval writing, and researched the origin and nature of Elves, Dwarves and Ents in Norse and Germanic mythology. | ||
on the image of kings in the middle ages and how they are represented in Icelandic medieval literature. He has | |||
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
* [[Tolkien and the Ring]] (''Tolkien og hringurinn'') (Reykjavík: Forlagið, 2003) | * ''[[Tolkien and the Ring]]'' (''Tolkien og hringurinn'') (Reykjavík: Forlagið, [[2003]]) | ||
[[Category:Authors]] | [[Category:Authors|Jakobsson, Ármann]] | ||
[[Category:Academics|Jakobsson, Ármann]] | |||
[[Category:Icelandic people|Jakobsson, Ármann]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 25 June 2014
| Ármann Jakobsson | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | July 18, 1970 |
| Education | University of Iceland |
| Occupation | Literary scholar, philologist |
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Website | http://uni.hi.is/armannja/ |
Ármann Jakobsson, Ph.D., is Professor in Medieval Icelandic at the University of Iceland. He has written two books on the image of kings in the middle ages and how they are represented in Icelandic medieval literature. He has delivered lectures on the connections between Tolkien's work and Icelandic medieval writing, and researched the origin and nature of Elves, Dwarves and Ents in Norse and Germanic mythology.
Books[edit | edit source]
- Tolkien and the Ring (Tolkien og hringurinn) (Reykjavík: Forlagið, 2003)
