Sprundahrós

Sprundahrós is a twenty-two-stanza Icelandic poem in the vikivakakvæði form composed probably by Jón Jónsson of Kvíabekkur (1739–1785).^[1]^: 110–11

Themes and contents

The poem lists twenty-five women thought to be exemplary, including figures from the Bible, Icelandic sagas, and European queens. It survives in three manuscripts, all from the nineteenth century: Reykjavík, National and University Library of Iceland, ÍB 815 8vo, JS 255 4to, and JS 589 4to. According to Natalie M. Van Deusen, the poem is probably a response to the male-centred Kappakvæði composed in around 1680 by Guðmundur Bergþórsson (c. 1657–1705).^[1]^: 111

References

1 2 Van Deusen, Natalie M. (2026). "Virgin Martyrs and Female Worthies: Exemplary Women in Early Modern Icelandic Poetry". In Eggertsdóttir, Margrét; Parsons, Katelin Marit; Guðmundsdóttir, Aðalheiður (eds.). The Sacred and the Profane in Premodern Icelandic Literature, ca. 1500–1800. The Northern Medieval World: On the Margins of Europe. Berlin: de Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9781501518508. ISBN 978-1-5015-2226-0.

[:0-1] 1 2 Van Deusen, Natalie M. (2026). "Virgin Martyrs and Female Worthies: Exemplary Women in Early Modern Icelandic Poetry". In Eggertsdóttir, Margrét; Parsons, Katelin Marit; Guðmundsdóttir, Aðalheiður (eds.). The Sacred and the Profane in Premodern Icelandic Literature, ca. 1500–1800. The Northern Medieval World: On the Margins of Europe. Berlin: de Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9781501518508. ISBN 978-1-5015-2226-0.

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