# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/brynjolfur-sveinsson
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:02:25.416Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/brynjolfur-sveinsson"
name: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
slug: "brynjolfur-sveinsson"
description: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. Brynjólfur is also known for his support of the career of the Icelandic poet and hymn writer Hallgrímur Pétursson. Brynjólfur Sveinsson is currently pictured on the 1,000 Icelandic króna banknote."
tagline: "Icelandic bishop"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brynj%C3%B3lfur_sveinsson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1605-09-14"
deathDate: "1675"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.39
  momentum:             16.08163265306122
  historical:           15.28621466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "貝恩祖法·史雲申"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynj%C3%B3lfur_Sveinsson"
    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynj%C3%B3lfur_Sveinsson"
    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynj%C3%B3lfur_Sveinsson"
    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynj%C3%B3lfur_Sveinsson"
    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynj%C3%B3lfur_Sveinsson"
    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
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    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
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    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynj%C3%B3lfur_Sveinsson"
    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynj%C3%B3lfur_Sveinsson"
    title: "Brynjólfur Sveinsson"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump