Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Jón Hnefill.

Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson (29 March 1927 – 2 March 2010) was an Icelandic scholar and folklorist. He was a prolific author and is well known for his works on Old Norse religion.

In his 2000 book on Hrafnkels saga, he emphasised its heathen religious elements. While acknowledging that a large part of the story line probably represents 13th-century fiction, Jón Hnefill found evidence of an oral tradition in such aspects of the story as Hrafnkel's sacrifices and the behaviour of Freyfaxi.

Works

Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson (2000). Þá hneggjaði Freyfaxi. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan. ISBN 9979-54-431-7.

References

Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson's obituary (Icelandic)

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Name	Jon Hnefill, Adalsteinsson
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Date of birth	29 March 1927
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Date of death	2 March 2010
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