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About Ari Þorgilsson
Ari Þorgilsson (1067–1148 AD; Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; also anglicized Ari Thorgilsson) was Iceland's most prominent medieval chronicler. He was the author of Íslendingabók, which details the histories of the various families who settled Iceland. He is typically referred to as Ari the Wise (Ari hinn fróði), and according to Snorri Sturluson was the first to write history in Old Norse.
Everything about Ari Þorgilsson →- Occupation
- writer, historian, poet, chronicler
- Citizenship
- Iceland
- Born
- 1067
- Died
- November 9, 1148, 1148