Stories about archaeological remains 1817-1823 # 62216
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1984
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Stories about archaeological remains 1817-1823. Prepared for printing by Sveinbjörn Rafnsson.
In 1817, the Copenhagen Archaeological Commission (Commissionen for Oldsagers Opbevaring) sent inquiries about various archaeological remains, legends about ancient people, remarkable places, ancient beliefs, superstitions, etc. to the bishop and county officials in Iceland, who distributed questionnaires to priests, and in the following years, 1817-1823, the committee received responses from all over the country. The publication Frásögur um fornaldarleifar 1817-1823 is a complete edition of all the response letters that have survived. Professor Sveinbjörn Rafnson has prepared the book for printing and written explanations and an introduction. The reports are from most church parishes in the country and were written by about one hundred priests and other individual officials. They contain remarkable information about Icelandic antiquities, church artifacts, place names, folklore, and legends, including folk tales that had not previously been written down.
In 1817, the Copenhagen Archaeological Commission (Commissionen for Oldsagers Opbevaring) sent inquiries about various archaeological remains, legends about ancient people, remarkable places, ancient beliefs, superstitions, etc. to the bishop and county officials in Iceland, who distributed questionnaires to priests, and in the following years, 1817-1823, the committee received responses from all over the country. The publication Frásögur um fornaldarleifar 1817-1823 is a complete edition of all the response letters that have survived. Professor Sveinbjörn Rafnson has prepared the book for printing and written explanations and an introduction. The reports are from most church parishes in the country and were written by about one hundred priests and other individual officials. They contain remarkable information about Icelandic antiquities, church artifacts, place names, folklore, and legends, including folk tales that had not previously been written down.