Abstract
In 2009 75 years had passed since the death of Finnur Jonsson (1858–1934) who was without doubt one of the most influential scholars of Old Norse studies of his day. Even today, Jonsson casts a considerable shadow on those who work in his chosen fields which included virtually every aspect of Old Norse literature, grammar and lexicography. His editions of Hauksbok and Morkinskinna—old as they may be—are still the only ones available, and his comprehensive edition of skaldic poetry is still of use to those without access to the relevant manuscripts. Primarily, Jonsson was a phenomenally energetic scholar and productive to such a degree that his output in Old Norse studies has to my knowledge never been equalled. But he was also a scholar who based his work on strongly held and controversial beliefs that inevitably affected it, and as a result, his reputation, both during his lifetime and after his death, has been subject to very differing opinions. In this essay I would like to survey his career as a scholar and the much disputed legacy that Jonsson has left to his successors in the field of Old Norse studies.
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