Icelandic author and artist
Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (born 27 September 1939 in
Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic author and artist. She has received a number of awards as an artist and author of more than 130 books,
[1]
including children's books, books on nature, and the
Óðsmál series.
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
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] A
model in her teens, she appeared in the Icelandic films Hrafninn flýgur (
When the Raven Flies )
and
Myrkrahöfðinginn (Flames of Paradise ).
[9]
Guðrún graduated from
the Commercial College of Iceland in 1962, and graduated from the Icelandic Art Academy (Myndlista-og handíðaskóli Íslands) in 1973.
[10] She studied
pedagogy at the
University of Iceland , and was a
distant-education student in the science of consciousness and physics at the
Maharishi University of Management . Guðrún studied
Sanskrit for several years.
A
Heathen
Gothi (goði) in Iceland, she grew up in Reykjavik and the Icelandic countryside, where many of her stories were written. Guðrún lives in Iceland, and has spent portions of her life in Scotland and Italy.
Work
Ceramics
Icelandic nature volcano souvenir (1984)
Scripts
Dramas
Halla , for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (
RÚV ) in 1982
[14]
Ég, hið silfraða sjal for RÚV (1983),
[15] and featured in the magazine Vikan in 1981
[16]
Í mjúku myrkri búa draumarnir , for RÚV (1988)
[17]
Illustrated children's stories
Stories for
RÚV's
Our Hour
[18]
[19]
[20]
Hannesar saga Grásteins , a book series published by the Icelandic National Center for Educational Materials in 1999
[21]
Guðrún received first and second prize from the Icelandic National Center for Educational Materials for short stories for teenagers in 1992.
[22]
Books
1000 stjörnur og fleira ljúft
ISBN
9789979895640
Að leggja Bifröst lag fyrir lag
ISBN
9789935467492
Apakríli, algjör dúlla!
ISBN
9789979895084
Au pair
ISBN
9789979895831
The Bairn of Trolls
ISBN
9789935467454
Baldur Höður Loki: Lesum Óðsmál til að skilja
ISBN
9789935467522
Baldur Höður Loki: What are we celebrating and why? Óðsmál gives intellectual understanding
ISBN
9789935467539
Bína brúða
ISBN
9789979895800
Búi skreytir jólatré
ISBN
9789979895923
Consciousness and Mother Nature: What is Pure Consciousness and what is Mother Nature?
ISBN
9789935467508
Dagdraumar og sorgarband
ISBN
9789979895817
Draumahúsið
ISBN
9789979895732
Drottinn blessi heimilið
ISBN
9789979895503
Dívan skáldsins; -Góða nótt, sagði skáldið, og dó
ISBN
9789979895244
Eru verkir með þessu? Fylgir þessu hiti, mamma?
ISBN
9789979895701
Ég, hið silfraða sjal
ISBN
9789979895466
Fluga
ISBN
9789979895022
The Fly
ISBN
9789935467461
Hagbarður og Hvutti
ISBN
9789979895855
Hagbarður and Hvutti
ISBN
9789935467423
Halla
ISBN
9789979895220
Hnallur og Spói
ISBN
9789979895091
The House of Dreams
ISBN
9789935467478
How to Lay the Bridge Bifröst
ISBN
9789935467485
Hreggnótt
ISBN
9789979895053
Hrekkjusvín og ljósastaurar
ISBN
9789979895213
Hrif
ISBN
9789979895329
Huginn Jöruson, hornungur (sakamál)
ISBN
9789979895848
Hvar voru hrossin í hríðinni?
ISBN
9789979895206
Hver er hann þessi Jakob?
ISBN
9789979895978
In Memoriam – skóflan
ISBN
9789979895497
Í mjúku myrkri búa draumarnir
ISBN
9789979895107
Japl, jaml og fuður
ISBN
9789979895114
Jónki fór í réttirnar
ISBN
9789979895572
Leyniþræðir
ISBN
9789979895824
Melana, drottning frumskógarins
ISBN
9789979895602
Mummi
ISBN
9789979895565
My Bína Doll
ISBN
9789935467430
Óðsmál
ISBN
9979601655
Óðsmál in fornu: efnisyfirlit vefútgáfu
ISBN
9789935409409
Valhallar Óðsmál in gullnu: Handa þróuðum, vísindi, skilningur og djúp þekking forfeðra okkar enduruppgötvuð
ISBN
9789935409416
Óðsmál 2012: Ævi hver til uppljómunar
ISBN
9789935409829
Óðsmál – The Unseen Reality: Science of Consciousness in Heathenry
ISBN
9789935409843
Óðsmál – Norse Edda Spiritual Highlights: We should know why we choose to be born
ISBN
9789935467003
Palli og englabjallan
ISBN
9789979895268
Rakni og Þögn ævintýri, KLUKK leikir barna 1900-2000
ISBN
9789979895725
Saga Svaðilfara
ISBN
9789979895619
Sál bróðurins, steinbítsbróðurins
ISBN
9789979895251
Soul of a Brother
ISBN
9789935467416
Sigga og hafragrauturinn
ISBN
9789979895442
Skírnismál: helgileikar: handrit handa börnum / a script for bairns: ritual performance
ISBN
9789935409836
Tíkin tóa og grey litli Krúsi
ISBN
9789979895336
Tóta og þau
ISBN
9789979895626
Tröllabarn
ISBN
9789979895015
Vaknaðu, Lóa! Vaknaðu!
ISBN
9789979895343
Vitund og móðir náttúra: Nemum upp ámáttkar fimbulrúnir
ISBN
9789935467515
Who is Jakob?
ISBN
9789935467447
Þetta er mitt hús
ISBN
9789979895480
The Hannesar saga Grásteins series:
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 1. bók: Branda skottlausa, amma Hannesar Grásteins
ISBN
9789979895671
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 2. bók: Branda Bröndudóttir og synir hennar: Hafri og Elri Gúlli
ISBN
9789979895695
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 3. bók: Hafri fer sér að voða, Elra Gúlla leiðist
ISBN
9789979895718
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 4. bók; Hannes Grásteinn og Surtarbrandur
ISBN
9789979895749
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 5. bók: Kettlingunum stolið
ISBN
9789979895756
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 6. bók: Það eina, sem er kátara en kátur kettlingur, er: kátir kettlingar
ISBN
9789979895763
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 7. bók: Hannes Grásteinn hverfur að heiman
ISBN
9789979895770
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 8. bók: Hannes Grásteinn villiköttur á skrifstofu í vesturbænum
ISBN
9789979895787
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 9. bók: Surtarbrandur fer sér að voða
ISBN
9789979895794
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 10. bók: Hannes veiðikló
ISBN
9789979895862
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 11. bók: Hefur kötturinn níu líf?
ISBN
9789979895879
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 12. bók: Hannes flytur í nýtt hverfi
ISBN
9789979895886
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 13. bók: Fleiri viðburðir: börn hvekkja Hannes; Hannes hvekkir stara
ISBN
9789979895909
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 14. bók: Milli
ISBN
9789979895916
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 15. bók: Snjótittlingaveiðar
ISBN
9789979895930
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 16. bók: Nýi kettlingurinn
ISBN
9789979895947
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 17. bók: Vor í lofti
ISBN
9789979895954
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 18. bók: Hannes fer í sveit
ISBN
9789979895985
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 19. bók: Hvolparnir
ISBN
9789979895992
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 20. bók: Dánartilkynning
ISBN
9789979708179
Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu , a 2011 40-book series (krakkar means "children" in
Icelandic ):
1 Þór
ISBN
9789935409423
2 Ægir og Rán
ISBN
9789935409430
3 Þríeindir
ISBN
9789935409447
4 Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur
ISBN
9789935409454
5 Tefla teitir á Iðavöllum unz koma þursamegir III
ISBN
9789935409461
6 Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, Einherjar
ISBN
9789935409478
7 Sif, Gefjun
ISBN
9789935409485
8 Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður
ISBN
9789935409492
9 Segðu mér, seiðskrati
ISBN
9789935409508
10 Uppeldi
ISBN
9789935409515
11 Rígur
ISBN
9789935409522
12 Jól, þorri, gói
ISBN
9789935409539
13 Helía, Mímir, valkyrja
ISBN
9789935409546
14 Svinnur, vín Valföðurs, Gungnir, Glaðheimar
ISBN
9789935409553
15 Óðinn, synir, hrafnar, eljur, Sleipnir, Valhöll
ISBN
9789935409560
16 Týr, Fenrir, Drómi, Læðingur, Gleipnir
ISBN
9789935409577
17 Sól og Nanna
ISBN
9789935409584
18 Frigg, Sága
ISBN
9789935409591
19 Fjörgyn, jörð, móðir, árstíðir, Svalinn, Mundilfari
ISBN
9789935409607
20 Gyðjan mikla, Freyja með Brísingamen
ISBN
9789935409614
21 Skaði, Njörður, Baldur
ISBN
9789935409621
22 Geri, Freki, jötnar
ISBN
9789935409638
23 Jólasveinar, álfar, gandreið
ISBN
9789935409645
24 Guðin, dagarnir, reikistjörnurnar, mannsheilinn
ISBN
9789935409652
25 Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir og fleira torskilið – ja bara óskiljanlegt
ISBN
9789935409669
26 Ginnungagap – höfuðskepnurnar 5
ISBN
9789935409676
27 Ginnungagap – nýsta ek niður
ISBN
9789935409683
28 Þund, heilög vötn hlóa
ISBN
9789935409690
29 Íslenska, samskrít
ISBN
9789935409706
30 Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar
ISBN
9789935409713
31 Tært taugakerfi
ISBN
9789935409720
32 Tröll, jötnar, þursar, vættir, dvergar, þursameyjar, framþróun
ISBN
9789935409737
33 Urður, Verðandi, Skuld
ISBN
9789935409744
34 Yfir heiðina með vitkanum
ISBN
9789935409751
35 Hljóð og efni
ISBN
9789935409768
36 Hin árborna ámáttka, Grótti, þanþol, meiðmar
ISBN
9789935409775
37 Vitundarþroskamenntun handa öllum
ISBN
9789935409782
38 Að heyja frið, stjórnarskrá alheims
ISBN
9789935409799
39 Matur, melting, hegðan
ISBN
9789935409805
40 Ósvinnan horfin, Mímir endurheimtur
ISBN
9789935409812
Óðsmál for bairns , a 2014 40-book English translation of Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu (bairns is another word for "children"):
Óðsmál for bairns 1 Þór
ISBN
9789935467010
Óðsmál for bairns 2 Ægir and Rán
ISBN
9789935467027
Óðsmál for bairns 3 trinities
ISBN
9789935467034
Óðsmál for bairns 4 Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur
ISBN
9789935467041
Óðsmál for bairns 5 in Iðavellir - triguna
ISBN
9789935467058
Óðsmál for bairns 6 Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, einherjar
ISBN
9789935467065
Óðsmál for bairns 7 Sif, Easter
ISBN
9789935467072
Óðsmál for bairns 8 Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður - poem Skírnismál
ISBN
9789935467089
Óðsmál for bairns 9 tell me, wizard
ISBN
9789935467096
Óðsmál for bairns 10 upbringing
ISBN
9789935467102
Óðsmál for bairns 11 Rígur (on Edda-poem Rígsþula)
ISBN
9789935467119
Óðsmál for bairns 12 yule, þorri, gói
ISBN
9789935467126
Óðsmál for bairns 13 Hel, Mímir, valkyrja
ISBN
9789935467133
Óðsmál for bairns 14 svinnur, Valföðurs wine, Gungnir, Glaðheimar
ISBN
9789935467140
Óðsmál for bairns 15 Óðinn, sons, Sleipnir, Valhöll
ISBN
9789935467157
Óðsmál for bairns 16 Týr and Fenrir
ISBN
9789935467164
Óðsmál for bairns 17 Sól and Nanna
ISBN
9789935467171
Óðsmál for bairns 18 Frigg, Sága
ISBN
9789935467188
Óðsmál for bairns 19 Fjörgyn, Mother Earth
ISBN
9789935467195
Óðsmál for bairns 20 The Great Goddess
ISBN
9789935467201
Óðsmál for bairns 21 Skaði, Njörður, Baldur
ISBN
9789935467218
Óðsmál for bairns 22 jötnar, Geri, Freki
ISBN
9789935467225
Óðsmál for bairns 23 jólasveinar, elves, gandreið
ISBN
9789935467232
Óðsmál for bairns 24 Gods, days, planets, and more
ISBN
9789935467249
Óðsmál for bairns 25 Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir, Geirölnir, valkyrja
ISBN
9789935467256
Óðsmál for bairns 26 ginnungagap and the 5 elements
ISBN
9789935467263
Óðsmál for bairns 27 ginnungagap - nýsta ek niður
ISBN
9789935467270
Óðsmál for bairns 28 Þund
ISBN
9789935467287
Óðsmál for bairns 29 Sanskrit and Old Norse
ISBN
9789935467294
Óðsmál for bairns 30 Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar
ISBN
9789935467300
Óðsmál for bairns 31 pure nervous system
ISBN
9789935467317
Óðsmál for bairns 32 tröll, jötnar, thurse-maidens, wights, dwarfs
ISBN
9789935467324
Óðsmál for bairns 33 Urður, Verðandi, Skuld
ISBN
9789935467331
Óðsmál for bairns 34 guided bird's eye view
ISBN
9789935467348
Óðsmál for bairns 35 sound and "matter"
ISBN
9789935467355
Óðsmál for bairns 36 mighty old Nature
ISBN
9789935467362
Óðsmál for bairns 37 consciousness-based education
ISBN
9789935467379
Óðsmál for bairns 38 waging peace
ISBN
9789935467386
Óðsmál for bairns 39 food, digestion, behaviour
ISBN
9789935467393
Óðsmál for bairns 40 ignorance gone, Mímir regained
ISBN
9789935467409
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