Sigurdur Jóhannesson Nordal

Sigurdur Jóhannesson Nordal (born September 14, 1886, Eyjólfsstadir, Vatnsdalur, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland—died September 21, 1974, Reykjavík) was an Icelandic philologist, critic, and writer in many genres, who played a central role in the cultural life of 20th-century Iceland. Nordal received his doctorate in Old Norse philology from the University of Copenhagen in 1914, with a thesis on the saga of Saint Olaf. He studied philosophy in Berlin and at the University of Oxford. Upon his return...