Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir

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

Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (born 27 September 1939 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic author and artist.

She has received many awards as an artist and author of more than 130 books [1] including children‘s books, books on nature, drama, and the Óðsmál series.[2][3][4][5] The The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, and Hagthenkir, The Association of Non-fiction and Educational Writers in Iceland, funded the Óðsmál series.[6][7]

Guðrún received a research grant from The Icelandic Government Cultural Council in 1988 [8]

She was a photo-model in her teens and has also been a part-time actress in several Icelandic films, including Hrafninn flýgur (When the Raven Flies) [9] and Myrkrahöfðinginn (Flames of Paradise).[10][11]

Guðrún completed The Commercial College in Iceland (Verzlunarskóli Íslands) in 1962, and graduated from The Icelandic Art Academy (Myndlista- og handíðaskóli Íslands) in 1973.[12] She studied pedagogy at the University of Iceland, and followed distant education at Maharishi University of Management in Science of Consciousness and Physics. She has studied Sanskrit for several years.

Guðrún is a Heathen Gothi (goði) in Iceland.

Guðrún grew up in Reykjavik and on the Icelandic countryside where many of her stories emerged. She lives in Iceland but has also spent a part of her life in Scotland and Italy.

Some of Guðrún’s works

Ceramics:

Scripts:

Dramas:

Illustrated stories for children:

Guðrún Kristín received 1st and 2nd prices for short stories for teenagers awarded by the Icelandic National Center for Educational Materials 1992 [24]

List of Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir’s books

The series Hannesar saga Grásteins:

Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu, a series of 40 books, in Icelandic, (note: "krakkar" means "children" in Icelandic). Published 2011:

Óðsmál for bairns, a series of 40 books, published 2014, an English translation of Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu. (note: "bairns" is another word for "children" in Old English):

References

  1. ↑ [Fréttablaðið 10 November 2011 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=338602&pageId=5329991&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]
  2. ↑ [Helgarpósturinn 7 December 1995 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3194062&issId=233992&lang=da]
  3. ↑ [Morgunblaðið 23 October 1996 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=128927&pageId=1864667&lang=is&q=Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]
  4. ↑ [Óðsmál homepage: http://www.mmedia.is/odsmal/]
  5. ↑ [Vera 1 December 1996 (magazine) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=346405&pageId=5427829&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]
  6. ↑ [The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture 5 April 2011 http://www.menntamalaraduneyti.is/frettir/Frettatilkynningar/nr/5943]
  7. ↑ [Morgunblaðið 27 September 2009 (newspaper) http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1302169/]
  8. ↑ [Þjóðviljinn 14 May 1988 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=225520&pageId=2915269&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir21]
  9. ↑ [When the Raven Flies on Wikipedia http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrafninn_fl%C3%BDgur]
  10. ↑ [Flames of Paradise on Wikipedia http://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrkrah%C3%B6f%C3%B0inginn]
  11. ↑ [New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/193554/Flames-of-Paradise/overview]
  12. ↑ [Vísir 2 Apríl 1980 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=249929&pageId=3424661&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]
  13. ↑ [Vera 1 December 1990 (magazine) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=346336&pageId=5425334&lang=is&q=h%E6ttur%20Farinn]
  14. ↑ [Þjóðviljinn 24 October 1990 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=226160&pageId=2925932&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]
  15. ↑ [Þjóðviljinn 17 February 1989 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=225740&pageId=2919186&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]
  16. ↑ [Þjóðviljinn 5 January 1988 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2913313]
  17. ↑ [Morgunblaðið 10 November 1983 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=119389&pageId=1583057&lang=is&q=%C9g%20hi%F0%20silfra%F0a%20sjal]
  18. ↑ [Vikan 15 January 1981 (magazine) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=299460&pageId=4493928&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]
  19. ↑ [Morgunblaðið 29 June 1982 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=118712&pageId=1558591&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]
  20. ↑ [Morgunblaðið 21 December 1985 (TV-program guide) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=120420&pageId=1625160&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAnu%20Krist%EDnu]
  21. ↑ [Morgunblaðið 7 November 1993 (TV-program guide) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1795171]
  22. ↑ [Dagblaðið Vísir–DV 27 February 1993 (TV-program guide) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=194570&pageId=2609519&lang=is&q=T%F3ta%20og%20%FEau]
  23. ↑ [Morgunblaðið 20 July 1999 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=131914&pageId=1940730&lang=is&q=%C9g%20er%20h%E6ttur%20Farinn]
  24. ↑ [Morgunblaðið 21 September 1994 (newspaper) http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=126696&pageId=1814081&lang=is&q=Gu%F0r%FAn%20Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir]

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