Hruni

Hruni (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥ʏːnɪ]) is a farming village in Iceland.^[1]

History edit

The settlement was home to the priest and scholar Árni Halldórsson of Hruni (1630–87).^[2]^: 171–72

The small church on the site was built in 1865.^[3] There is a folk tale that, when there was merrymaking in the church, the devil came to the party and destroyed it.^[4]

References edit

^ Richard Wall (2001), "The Transformation of the European Family Across the Centuries", Family History Revisited, University of Delaware Press, p. 228, ISBN 9780874136876
^ Richard Cole, 'An Edition and Translation of The Icelandic Book of Joseph and Aseneth', Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, 26.3. (2017), 167–200, doi:10.1177/0951820717703219.
^ https://www.nat.is/Kirkjur/Kirkjur%20SL%20hrunakirkja.htm ^{[dead link]}
^ Jacqueline Simpson (1972), "The Dance in Hruni Church", Icelandic Folktales and Legends, University of California Press, pp. 194–195, ISBN 9780520021167

64°08′N 20°16′W / 64.133°N 20.267°W / 64.133; -20.267

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[Wall-1] Richard Wall (2001), "The Transformation of the European Family Across the Centuries", Family History Revisited, University of Delaware Press, p. 228, ISBN 9780874136876

[2] Richard Cole, 'An Edition and Translation of The Icelandic Book of Joseph and Aseneth', Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, 26.3. (2017), 167–200, doi:10.1177/0951820717703219.

[Hruni-3] ttps://www.nat.is/Kirkjur/Kirkjur%20SL%20hrunakirkja.htm ^{[dead link]}

[IFL-4] Jacqueline Simpson (1972), "The Dance in Hruni Church", Icelandic Folktales and Legends, University of California Press, pp. 194–195, ISBN 9780520021167

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