Icelandic annals
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The Icelandic annals are medieval chronological records that document significant historical events in Iceland and surrounding regions, often compiled by clerics in monasteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Icelandic annals canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic literature
ⓘ
annals ⓘ historical source ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ |
| authorship | anonymous clerical compilers ⓘ |
| chronologicalStructure | year-by-year entries ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Icelandic clerics ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Icelandic monasteries ⓘ |
| contains |
brief narrative notes
ⓘ
dates of significant events ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| describes |
ecclesiastical events
ⓘ
epidemics ⓘ famines ⓘ historical events in Iceland ⓘ historical events in Scandinavia ⓘ natural disasters ⓘ political events ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| historicalValue | high for chronology of Iceland ⓘ |
| includes |
Annales regii
ⓘ
Flateyjarannáll ⓘ Gottskálks annáll ⓘ Lögmannsannáll ⓘ Skálholtsannáll ⓘ |
| language |
Icelandic
ⓘ
Old Norse ⓘ |
| laterCopiedAs | paper manuscripts ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Catholic monastic culture ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Greenland
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ North Atlantic area ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic region
Norway ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Icelandic sagas ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typicalEntryLength | short ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary source for medieval Icelandic history ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chronological reconstruction of Icelandic history
ⓘ
medieval Scandinavian studies ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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