Bjarni Thorarensen
Bjarni Thorarensen (born December 30, 1786 in Brautarholt , Kjalarnes ; died August 24, 1841 in Möðruvellir ) was an Icelandic writer .
Life
Family and origin
Bjarni Thorarensen came from a distinguished family. His father was Vigfús Þórarinnsson from the historic farm Grund (Eyjafjörður ) and his mother was a granddaughter of Skúli Magnússon . The father was Sýslumaður in Gullbringu- og Kjósarsýsla at the time of Bjarni's birth .
Youth and education
He was born in 1786 on the Brautarholt farm on the Kjalarnes peninsula near Reykjavík .
But at the age of 3 he and his relatives moved to the Hlíðarendi farm in Fljótshlíð , which is famous for the Brennu Njáls saga , because his father became Sýslumaður in the Rangárvallasýsla district there .
He received his education first at home by private tutors, later in a secondary school in Álftanes and in the boarding school of Bishop Geir Vídalín in Skálholt , which he completed with the Abitur in 1802, unusually early for the time.
Then, as was the custom with sons from good Icelandic families at that time, he went to Denmark to study law at the University of Applied Sciences in Copenhagen . He also completed his studies very quickly and with excellent grades.
Professional background
Bjarni Thorarensen initially worked in state institutions in Denmark.
In 1811 he returned to Iceland. There, too, he took over state offices, a. a. that of a judge in Reykjavík. At the same time he also ran an estate on Gufunes . Later he was like his father Sýslumaður, but in the Árnessýsla district .
Again and again he tried to lead Iceland out of its backwardness at that time. Last but not least, he was interested in road and path construction.
From 1833 he had great responsibility as Amtmaður , who was responsible for the whole of North and East Iceland as the representative of the Danish King. His residence and official seat was in Möðruvellir . The work was very strenuous given the poor transport conditions and long distances.
However, he also liked to go to parties, sometimes incognito. He had numerous children with his wife Hildur, a daughter of Bogi Benediktsson von Hrappsey .
He died in 1841 and is buried in Möðruvellir.
plant
Bjarni Thorarensen is an important representative of the romantic literary movement in Iceland , especially as a poet . With this current he was first known in Denmark, where he a. a. heard a lecture by Henrik Steffens .
He had already started to write as a young person and was fascinated by the nature of his homeland. In the spirit of the Romantics, he also represented aesthetics , deep expression of feelings and love for his fatherland.
The writer published his poetry in numerous magazines, such as B. 1818 in the culture newspaper Klausturposturinn .
His poem Íslands minni is famous , in which the mythical figure of Fjallkonan ( mountain woman ) also plays a role. Some authors believe that the poem, in song form, replaced a national anthem until the beginning of the 20th century - Iceland was part of the Danish Empire at the time.
Web links
- Wikisource: Bjarni Thorarensen (Icelandic)
- Original texts of some of his poems (Icelandic)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jón R. Hjalmarsson: Þjóðkunnir menn við þjóðveginn. Reykjavík, Bókaútgáfan Skjaldborg, 2006, 26
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Jón R. Hjálmarsson: Með þjóðskjáldum við þjóðveginn. Reykjavík 2004, 20–24
- ^ Menningarstadur , accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Kristján Eiríksson, Sigurborg Hilmarsdóttir: Bókastóð. Ágrip af íslenskri bókmenntasögu. Reykjavík, Iðnú, 1999, 88
- ↑ Icelandic Poetry. Ed. S. Aðalsteinsdóttir, inter alia Berlin 2011, 58. ISBN 978-3-458-35754-4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thorarensen, Bjarni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brautarholt , Kjalarnes |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1841 |
| Place of death | Möðruvellir |