Eiríkur Magnússon

This article is about the Icelandic scholar. For the king, see Eric II of Norway.
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name 'Eiríkr'.
Eiríkr Magnússon
Born(1833-02-01)February 1, 1833
Iceland
DiedJanuary 24, 1913(1913-01-24) (aged 79)
Occupationsscholar, philologist, translator and librarian

Eiríkr or Eiríkur Magnússon (1 February 1833 – 24 January 1913) was an Icelandic scholar at the University of Cambridge, who taught Old Norse to William Morris, translated numerous Icelandic sagas into English in collaboration with him, and played an important role in the movement to study the history and literature of the Norsemen in Victorian England.

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