What is Ari Þorgilsson best known for?

He is renowned as the author of *Íslendingabók*, a critical historical text on early Icelandic society, and for his role as a pioneering chronicler of Icelandic history.

Where did Ari Þorgilsson live and work?

While specific details about his residence are not provided, he was active in Iceland during the 11th and 12th centuries, a period marked by the development of Icelandic literature and governance.

What are Ari Þorgilsson’s notable aliases?

He is commonly referred to as **Ari the Wise** (Ari fróði) and **Ari Frode**, reflecting his reputation as a scholar and intellectual figure in medieval Iceland.

How did Ari Þorgilsson contribute to literature?

His *Íslendingabók* is a landmark work in Icelandic literature, establishing a model for historical writing that blended genealogy, chronology, and social history. His methods influenced later writers and the development of the Icelandic Sagas.

Ari Þorgilsson

Icelandic writer

Person human Q355194

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[16]
Date of birth: 1067
Date of death: November 9, 1148, 1148^[8]
Place of birth: Iceland
Country of citizenship: Iceland^[10]
Occupation: writer, historian, poet, chronicler
Field of work: literature, history, chronicle writing^[11]^[12]^[13]
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[15]
Notable work: Íslendingabók^[14]
Father: Þorgils Gellirsson^[9]
Work location: Iceland^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Icelandic^[22]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[23]
Described by source: Library of the World's Best Literature, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[20]^[21]
Family: Haukdælir family clan^[17]
Given name: Ari^[18]

🏷️ Also known as

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VIAF cluster ID: 29507857
Library of Congress authority ID: nr93039581
GND ID: 100418996
ARLIMA ID: 3624
American Academy in Rome ID: 10002784
BIBSYS ID: 94010178
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 10341424v
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: ari-thorgilsson
CBDB.cz author ID: 46403
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00943395
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741587738368

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DBC author ID: 87097947201322
DDB person (GND) ID: 100418996
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID: TAriThorgilsson
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 100418996
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: ari-thorgilsson
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Ari-Thorgilsson-the-Learned
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: ari
FAST ID: 1514025
Freebase ID: /m/0ckq0z
Geni.com profile ID: 5391921570870136799
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Are_Frode
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 1828064
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 3837
IdRef ID: 059065613
IxTheo authority ID: 07662496X
Krugosvet article (archived): istoriya/ARI_MUDRI_TORGILSON.html
Lex ID: Ari_þorgilsson_enn_fróði
Libris-URI: 31fhjhpm297nv94
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA06884644
NE.se ID: are-frode
NL CR AUT ID: mub20231180779
NLP ID: a0000002659608
NUKAT ID: n99006145
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: person/40059368-2DCF-48C5-A91D-69840B741115
National Library of Iceland ID: 981014190644206886
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000527808
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007286609505171
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:m2V;=Bb
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810659360705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 071335285
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3871027
Open Library ID: OL1920683A
OpenMLOL author ID: 155815
RERO ID (legacy): A027280868
Runeberg author ID: arithorg
SELIBR ID: 212479
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI: LSH/agents/48586
Treccani ID: ari-thorgilsson
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV10002784
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/243
WikiTree person ID: Þorgilsson-40
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJrwQp7vCvbpphyWVDjt8C

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Occupation 4

writer, poet, historian, chronicler

Field of work 2

history, literature

Works by author 2

Landnámabók, Íslendingabók

Country of citizenship 1

Iceland

Family 1

Haukdælir family clan

Given name 1

Ari

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Icelandic

Notable work 1

Íslendingabók

Place of birth 1

Iceland

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Iceland

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Summary

Ari Þorgilsson was born in 1067^[1] in Iceland^[2]. He died on November 9, 1148^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], historian^[5], poet^[6], and chronicler^[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Landnámabók^[24], a literary work^[25] and Íslendingabók^[26], a literary work^[27].

FAQs

Where was Ari Þorgilsson born?

Ari Þorgilsson was born in Iceland^[2].

Who were Ari Þorgilsson's parents?

Ari Þorgilsson's father was Þorgils Gellirsson^[9].

What did Ari Þorgilsson do for work?

Ari Þorgilsson worked as a writer^[4], historian^[5], poet^[6], and chronicler^[7].

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[2] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — place of birth (P19): Iceland. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-17. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — father (P22): Þorgils Gellirsson. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — country of citizenship (P27): Iceland. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — family (P53): Haukdælir family clan. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — field of work (P101): literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-03-22. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — field of work (P101): history. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-03-22. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — field of work (P101): chronicle writing. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-03-03. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — occupation (P106): historian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — occupation (P106): poet. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — occupation (P106): chronicler. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-03-22. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — date of birth (P569): 1067. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-10-15. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — date of death (P570): November 9, 1148. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — date of death (P570): 1148. Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved 2026-10-16. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — given name (P735): Ari. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — notable work (P800): Íslendingabók. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — work location (P937): Iceland. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — described by source (P1343): Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Icelandic. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ari Þorgilsson — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.

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[25] ↑ Landnámabók — P31: literary work. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[27] ↑ Íslendingabók — P31: literary work. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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