Andvari

Literary/ Cultural Context Essay

Ármann Jakobsson (University of Iceland)

Ed. by Ármann Jakobsson, University of Iceland
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.4: Icelandic Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Ármann Jakobsson (University of Iceland), Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London)

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Date of occurrence 1871-

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Iceland (Location)

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Andvari is the journal of the Friends of the Nation society [Hið íslenska þjóðvinafélag] that was established in 1871 by the supporters of Jón Sigurðsson and today includes all sitting members of parliament [alþingi] in Iceland. The Þjóðvinafélag was originally seen as a political party, the first in Iceland, but after the death of Jón Sigurðsson in 1879, it essentially metamorphosed into a publishing society for Andvari and the Almanak Hins íslenska þjóðvinafélags.

The journal was first published in Copenhagen in 1874 (in Reykjavík from 1879), and was seen as the successor …

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Citation: Jakobsson, Ármann. "Andvari". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 May 2023 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19679, accessed 28 September 2023.]

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