Centre in Reykjavík in Reykjavíkurborg, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland — North Atlantic and Artic Oceans (a Nordic Island)

Theodóra Thoroddsen

Reykjavik Bókmenntaborg UNESCO City of Literature

Theódóra Thoroddsen Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 8, 2017

1. Theódóra Thoroddsen Marker

Inscription. Í þessu húsi, sem áður stóð við Vonarstræti 12, bjó Theodóra Thoroddsen skáld (1863-1954) ásamt fjölskyldu sinni. Hún er þekktust fyrir þulur sínar og má segja að með þeim hafi hún brotið sér leið út úr föstu kveðskaparformi fyrri alda og átt þannig þátt í endurnýjun íslenskrar ljóðagerðar á tuttugustu öld. þulurnar voru fyrst gefnar út á bók árið 1916 með myndskreytingum Guðmundar Thorsteinsson (Muggs), systursonar hennar. Margar sækja þær efni sitt í þjóðsagnahefðina en Theodóra orti ekki síst um stöðu kvenna, enda var hún sjálf þrettán barna móðir og hefur án efa ekki haft allan þann tíma til skrifta sem hún óskaði sér.

„Mitt var starfið hér í heim / heita og kolda daga / að skeina krakka og kemba þeim / og keppast via að staga. / Ég þróði að leika lausu við / sem lamb um græna haga."

This house, originally located in Vonarstraeti 12 by the Reykjavik City Lake, was the home of poet Theodora Thoroddsen (1863-1954). She is one of Iceland's best known poets of the so called "thula", a genre of long poems or enumerations that have their origin in the oral tradition of Icelandic and Nordic poetry. Theodora renewed

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this tradition and thus had a part in the recreation of Icelandic poetry in the twentieth century. Many of her poems take themes from Icelandic folklore and Theodora also wrote extensively about the reality of women, herself being a mother of thirteen.

"In this world it was my work / on days both hot and cold / to wipe kids' bums and comb their hair / and race to mend their clothes. / I yearned to leap and run free / like a lamb loosed from its fold."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women.

Location. 64° 8.83′ N, 21° 56.523′ W. Marker is in Reykjavík, Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæðið), in Reykjavíkurborg. It is in Centre. It is at the intersection of Kirkjustræti and Tjarnargata, on the right when traveling east on Kirkjustræti. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reykjavík, Capital Region 101, Iceland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

in the Nordic Countries,

in the Schengen Area,

in the

Theodóra Thoroddsen Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 8, 2017

2. Theodóra Thoroddsen Marker - Wide View

The marker is visible here on the corner of the house.

Western Hemisphere,

and in the Western World.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vik Church Altar (a few steps from this marker); The Settlement of Reykjavík (a few steps from this marker); Aðalstræti 16 (within shouting distance of this marker); Aðalstræti 12 - Ísafold (within shouting distance of this marker); Grjógata 4 (within shouting distance of this marker); Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason (within shouting distance of this marker); Túngata 6 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Adlon (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reykjavík.

Also see . . . Theódóra Thoroddsen (Wikipedia, in Icelandic). (Submitted on July 12, 2017.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.