Redd-Hannesarríma # 49568

Redd-Hannesarríma by Steingrímur Thorsteinsson.


The newspaper Dagur discusses the publication of the Redd-Hannesarríma on September 11, 1924. It says:
Redd Hannesar-rhyme is a humorous rhyme,
which the poet wrote during his school years
It is written in "Homeric style"
and is therefore not nearly as accessible to
reading because of that long ending. This
is a humorous description of humans and
events in the Jöklara area around mid-May
19th century. Obviously she has less
value for those who know nothing about
of what it deals with. Main value
hers is that she breaks up
clear images of Icelandic rural life
from times gone by and from that land,
where life has had a rather peculiar flavour.
The publisher makes
it is said that he wanted to avoid
this work of his father from the distortions,
which must happen when such writings are published
widely in manuscripts, such as this one
rhyme. The rhyme is about 86 pages in the same
The fragments and the poetry translations are going well.
that this work will be collaborative
other works of this popular poet
Icelandic poet.