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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
SPRING 1974
whose translation of Njals saga (The
Story of Burnt Njal) may be said to
have become a classic, to name but
one of his translations from Icelandic
into English. Cowan does not exag-
gerate when he says: (p. 133): “Da-
sent’s contribution to Icelandic studies
in the British Isles is immense by any
standards.”
Included in the volume of Studia
Islandica under review is a concise
summary in Iceland by Hermann Pals-
son.
The 32. volume of the series is in
Icelandic and is entitled Helgi Skuli
Kjartansson: Myndmal Passiusalm-
anna. The opening of the short Eng-
lish summary sufficiently indicates the
contents of the study:
‘‘The present thesis (written for the
B.A. degree at the University of Ice-
land 1971) is a study of the 50 Passion
Hymns by the Rev. Hallgrimur Peturs-
son (1614-74), focused on style, esp.
imagery.
Metrical form is briefly described”.
Both because of the fact that it is
in Iceland and its highly specialized
nature, this study has only limited
appeal to the readers of The Icelandic
Canadian. However, it is a noteworthy
contribution to the literature on the
Rev. Hallgrimur Petursson and his
famed Passion Hymns, which have
been of such a long-lasting and deep
influence in the religious life of the
Icelandic nation, an influence which
also encompassed many among the
older generations of Icelanders in Am-
merica. The 300th Anniversary of Hall-
grimur Petursson’s death will, of
course, be duly commemorated in Ice-
land this year.
The Studia Islandica, is published
by the University of Iceland, Faculty
of Libereal Arts and the Icelandic
Cultural Fund.
THE I.D.D.E. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
The Jon Sigurdson Chapter, IODE,
at a meeting at the University
Women’s Club, Winnipeg, November
27, presented four scholarships, award-
ed to outstanding students.
The Johanna Gudrun Skaptason
Memorial Scholarship
JANICE GUDRUN ROBSON, of the
Science Faculty of the University of
Manitoba. From Winnipeg.
The Elinborg Hanson Memorial
Scholarship
ELAINE SIGURDSON, of Gimli,
Manitoba. She intends to study
Medicine.
GREGORY DOWNEY, of the Science
Faculty, University of Manitoba.
From Fort Garry.
The Ton Sigurdson Chapter
Musical Scholarship
MRS. HEIDA SIGFUSSON, B.A.,
University of Manitoba. From Win-
nipeg.
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