Árni Halldórsson of Hruni (1630 – 1687) was an Icelandic priest and scholar.

Life

Árni was born in 1630 in southwest Iceland. He travelled to Copenhagen for study in 1655, gaining his ''attestats'' (right to preach) and returning to Iceland in 1657. In 1661, Árni became the priest of

Skálholt Skálholt (Modern Icelandic: ; ) is a historical site in the south of Iceland, at the river Hvítá, Árnessýsla, Hvítá. History Skálholt was, through eight centuries, one of the most important places in Iceland. A bishopric was established ...

, the episcopal seat of

Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson (14 September 1605 – 5 August 1675) served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. Brynjólfur is also known for his support ...

. However, Árni's brother Daði Halldórsson got Brynjólfur's daughter Ragnheiður pregnant, and by 1662 Árni had gone home to Hruni. Nonetheless, Árni had a productive career in which he translated a number of texts into Icelandic, including Hans Mogenssøn's Danish version of '' The Book of Joseph and Aseneth''. It appears that, at least late in life, Árni suffered from lameness, having to sit to preach and to be carried between the altar and the pulpit during church services.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, .

References

{{reflist 1630 births 1687 deaths Icelandic emigrants to Denmark 17th-century Icelandic Lutheran clergy