Arnas Arnæus

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Arnas Arnæus is a character in Halldór Laxness's novel Iceland's Bell. Arnas is a passionate collector of medieval Icelandic manuscripts and is in love with Snæfríður Íslandssól. Arnas sacrifices love to preserve his passion by marrying a wealthy Danish woman who can finance his life's work.

Arnas is generally believed to have been based on Árni Magnússon, an 18th century Icelandic scholar.

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