Category:1614 Pétursson, Hallgrímur (poet) ISL

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Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674) is an Icelandic poet. Hallgrímur Pétursson is Iceland's most famous poet. Born at Hólar, he ran away as a boy and left Iceland with merchants. Some years later he attended seminary in Denmark and returned in Iceland as a Lutheran minister and preacher. He authored several works of secular and religious poetry, including the celebrated Passíusálmar, an account of Jesus' Passion.

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