Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson

Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson at a blót in 1991
Born4 July 1924
Iceland
Died23 December 1993(1993-12-23) (aged 69)
Iceland
Occupationsallsherjargoði, sheep farmer, poet
SpouseSvanfríður Hagvaag
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sveinbjörn.

Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (4 July 1924 – 23 December 1993) was an Icelandic religious leader and singer of rímur who was instrumental in gaining the Icelandic government's recognition of pre-Christian Heathenry in the country.

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