Íslendingabók

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Íslendingabók is a medieval Icelandic historical work, traditionally attributed to Ari Þorgilsson, that records the early history, settlement, and governance of Iceland.

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Íslendingabók canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ
medieval Icelandic historical work ⓘ
alternativeName The Book of the Icelanders ⓘ
linked to: Landnámabók
approximateDate c. 1122–1133 ⓘ
author Ari Þorgilsson ⓘ
commissionedBy Icelandic ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
contains chronological list of bishops ⓘ
chronological list of lawspeakers ⓘ
genealogies of Icelandic chieftains ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Iceland ⓘ
culturalContext Old Norse literature ⓘ
dateWritten early 12th century ⓘ
field Icelandic studies ⓘ
medieval Scandinavian history ⓘ
focusesOnPeriod Commonwealth period of Iceland ⓘ
settlement age of Iceland ⓘ
genre historiography ⓘ
history ⓘ
historicalMethod use of oral tradition and legal records ⓘ
influenced later Icelandic historical works ⓘ
language Old Icelandic ⓘ
Old Norse ⓘ
linked to: Old Norse language
literaryTradition Icelandic sagas and historical writing ⓘ
mentions Norwegian kings in relation to Iceland ⓘ
mentionsEvent establishment of dioceses at Skálholt and Hólar ⓘ
originalManuscriptStatus lost ⓘ
originalScript Latin alphabet ⓘ
placeOfComposition Iceland ⓘ
preservedIn later manuscript copies ⓘ
records conversion of Iceland to Christianity ⓘ
early Icelandic law and governance ⓘ
establishment of the Althing ⓘ
settlement of Iceland by Norse settlers ⓘ
regionDescribed Iceland ⓘ
religiousAffiliationOfAuthor Christian ⓘ
religiousContext Christian historiography ⓘ
significance key source for the history of the Icelandic Commonwealth ⓘ
one of the earliest written sources on Icelandic history ⓘ
structure short prose chapters ⓘ
subject early history of Iceland ⓘ
governance of Iceland ⓘ
settlement of Iceland ⓘ
timeCoverageEnd early 12th century ⓘ
timeCoverageStart settlement of Iceland in the 9th century ⓘ
traditionalAttribution Ari Þorgilsson ⓘ
uses chronological dating by years after settlement ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norse settlement of Iceland → documentedIn → Íslendingabók ⓘ
Old Norse literature → majorWork → Íslendingabók ⓘ
Ingólfr Arnarson → mentionedIn → Íslendingabók ⓘ
Old Norse → hasNotableWork → Íslendingabók ⓘ
subject linked to: Old Norse language
Age of Settlement → hasSource → Íslendingabók ⓘ
Icelandic Commonwealth → notableSource → Íslendingabók ⓘ
Landnámabók → relatedWork → Íslendingabók ⓘ
Þorsteinn Ingólfsson → describedIn → Íslendingabók ⓘ