Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Ari Thorgilsson

ARI THORGILSSON (ä-rë tōr′gils-son), the father of Icelandic literature (1067-1148). He was the first Icelander to use his mother tongue as a literary medium in writing his “Islendingabok,” a concise history of Iceland from its settlement (about 870) until 1120. This work was finished between 1134 and 1138.