Magnus Magnusson (1929–2007)
Autor/a de Chambers Biographical Dictionary
Sobre l'autor
Magnus Magnusson, awarded the Medlicott Medal of the British Historical Association, has published many books on the history of Scotland
Nota de desambiguació:
(eng) Magnus Magnusson edited two books published by The Folio Society, both titled Icelandic Sagas. The first volume was first published in 1999 and illustrated by Simon Noyes. The second volume was first published in 2002 and illustrated by John Vernon Lord. He also edited another book titled Iceland Saga, published by Tempus Publishing in 2005. Please do not combine these three books as they are all different.
Sèrie
Obres de Magnus Magnusson
Viking: Hammer of the North (Echoes of the ancient world) (1976) — Autor, algunes edicions — 155 exemplars
Jorvik Viking Centre 4 exemplars
Funn og fakta i arkeologi 2 exemplars
Funn of fakta om vikinger i vesterveg 2 exemplars
Hakon the Old - Hakon who? 1 exemplars
Yorvik Viking Centre 1 exemplars
Ég minnist þeirra 1 exemplars
Víkingar í stríði og friði 1 exemplars
The Icelandic Sagas: Ivarr's tale et al 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America (1965) — Editor and Translator, algunes edicions — 1,001 exemplars
The Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World: 40,000 B.C. to Present Day (1992) — Pròleg, algunes edicions — 347 exemplars
Hammer and the Cross (The Conversion of the Vikings) (1980) — Pròleg, algunes edicions — 5 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Altres noms
- Sigursteinsson, Magnús
Magnusson, Magnus - Data de naixement
- 1929-10-12
- Data de defunció
- 2007-01-07
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Baldernock Churchyard, Glasgow, Scotland
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- Iceland
- Lloc de naixement
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Lloc de defunció
- Balmore, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
- Causa de la mort
- pancreatic cancer
- Llocs de residència
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Reykjavík, Iceland - Educació
- Oxford University (Jesus College)
Edinburgh Academy - Professions
- Broadcaster
Journalist - Relacions
- Magnusson, Anna (daughter)
Magnusson, Sally (daughter)
Magnusson, Jon (son)
Baird, Mamie (spouse)
Stone, Jamie Magnus (grandson) - Organitzacions
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Scottish Natural Heritage (first chairman) - Premis i honors
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1989)
- Biografia breu
- Magnus Magnusson, KBE (12 October 1929 – 7 January 2007) was an Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer. He was born in Iceland but lived in Scotland for almost all of his life, although he never took British citizenship. He came to prominence as a BBC television journalist, and was best known as the presenter of the BBC television quiz programme Mastermind, which he hosted for 25 years.
- Nota de desambiguació
- Magnus Magnusson edited two books published by The Folio Society, both titled Icelandic Sagas. The first volume was first published in 1999 and illustrated by Simon Noyes. The second volume was first published in 2002 and illustrated by John Vernon Lord. He also edited another book titled Iceland Saga, published by Tempus Publishing in 2005. Please do not combine these three books as they are all different.
Membres
Converses
Icelandic Sagas a Folio Society Devotees (agost 2017)
Ressenyes
Vikingarna i öst och väst de Magnus Magnusson
Populärt skriven bok om vikingarnas liv, kultur och resor. Förf. har byggt sin beskrivning dels på de gamla isländska sagorna, dels på de senaste (1980) arkeologiska fynden
The gods and myths of the Vikings illustrated with striking color photographs of their art and land. Odin was the god of the aristocrats; Thor was the god of the people. Frey was the god of fertility. Together they were the original Scandinavian trinity.
“The Valkyries were originally demons of carnage who in later myths became the warrior handmaidens of Odin, selecting champions for Valhöll and tending to their needs there.” -- caption on page 89
“The Valkyries were originally demons of carnage who in later myths became the warrior handmaidens of Odin, selecting champions for Valhöll and tending to their needs there.” -- caption on page 89
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Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 44
- També de
- 16
- Membres
- 2,995
- Popularitat
- #8,519
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 25
- ISBN
- 102
- Llengües
- 7
- Preferit
- 5