Oddr Snorrason

Icelandic writer
Person human Q2567202
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Oddr Snorrason

Summary

Oddr Snorrason is a human[1]. He was born on 1101[2]. He died on 1220[3]. He worked as a monk[4], hagiographer[5], and writer[6]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Key Facts

  • Oddr Snorrason was born on 1101[2].
  • Oddr Snorrason died on 1220[3].
  • Oddr Snorrason held citizenship in Iceland[8].
  • Oddr Snorrason's professions included monk[4].
  • Oddr Snorrason's professions included hagiographer[5].
  • Oddr Snorrason worked as a writer[6].
  • Oddr Snorrason's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • Oddr Snorrason is recorded as male[10].
  • Oddr Snorrason's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Oddr Snorrason's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[12].
  • Oddr Snorrason's given name is recorded as Odd[13].
  • Oddr Snorrason's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as medieval Latin[14].
  • Oddr Snorrason's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Old Icelandic[15].

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Origins and Family

Oddr Snorrason was born on 1101[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include monk[4], hagiographer[5], and writer[6].

Personal Life

Oddr Snorrason's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Death and Burial

Oddr Snorrason died on 1220[3].

Why It Matters

Oddr Snorrason has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Works attributed to him include Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar[17], a literary work[18]; Yngvars saga víðförla[19], a literary work[20]; and Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta[21], a written work[22], written by Gunnlaugr Leifsson[23].

FAQs

What did Oddr Snorrason do for work?

Oddr Snorrason worked as monk[4], hagiographer[5], and writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Q5787891
    Name in native language → Oddr Snorrason
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007266162905171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007266162905171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  2. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → monk, hagiographer, writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp00166683
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00166683, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Religion or worldview → Catholic Church
    Given name → Odd
    Sbn author id → RMSV972333
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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