Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (born 27 September 1939, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic author and artist.
She has received many awards as an artist and author of more than 130 books including children‘s books, books on nature, drama, and the Óðsmál series. The The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, and Hagthenkir, The Association of Non-fiction and Educational Writers in Iceland, funded the Óðsmál series.
Guðrún received a research grant from The Icelandic Government Cultural Council in 1988.
She was a photo-model in her teens and has also been a part-time actress in several Icelandic films, including Hrafninn flýgur (When the Raven Flies) and Myrkrahöfðinginn (Flames of Paradise).
Guðrún completed The Commercial College in Iceland (Verzlunarskóli Íslands) in 1962, and graduated from The Icelandic Art Academy (Myndlista- og handíðaskóli Íslands) in 1973. She studied pedagogy at the University of Iceland, and followed distant education at Maharishi University of Management in Science of Consciousness and Physics. She has studied Sanskrit for several years.
Guðrún is a Heathen Gothi (goði) in Iceland.
Guðrún grew up in Reykjavik and on the Icelandic countryside where many of her stories emerged. She lives in Iceland but has also spent a part of her life in Scotland and Italy.
Ceramics:
Award for a creative Icelandic Nature Volcano souvenir 1984.Scripts:
Ég er hættur, farinn, ég er ekki með í svona asnalegu leikriti, on stage in Reykjavik City Theatre, 1990. The script received 1st prize in the competition for the opening piece in Reykjavik City Theatre.Japl, jaml go fuður a sitcom shortlisted in MEDIA, the EU's support programme for the European audiovisual industry.Dramas:
Í mjúku myrkri búa draumarnir in The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV) 1988.Ég, hið silfraða sjal in The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV) 1983 and featured in the magazine Vikan 1981.Halla in The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV) 1982.Illustrated stories for children:
Stories in the Icelandic National Television Children‘s Hour for several years.Hrif, stories read by the author (DVD) 2005.Hannesar saga Grásteins, a book series published by the Icelandic National Center for Educational Materials 1999 Guðrún Kristín received 1st and 2nd prices for short stories for teenagers awarded by the Icelandic National Center for Educational Materials 1992
1000 stjörnur og fleira ljúft ISBN 9789979895640Að leggja Bifröst lag fyrir lag ISBN 9789935467492Apakríli, algjör dúlla! ISBN 9789979895084Au pair ISBN 9789979895831The Bairn of Trolls ISBN 9789935467454Baldur Höður Loki: Lesum Óðsmál til að skilja. ISBN 9789935467522Baldur Höður Loki: What are we celebrating and why? Óðsmál gives intellectual understanding. ISBN 9789935467539Bína brúða ISBN 9789979895800Búi skreytir jólatré ISBN 9789979895923Consciousness and Mother Nature: What is Pure Consciousness and what is Mother Nature? Gain intellectual understanding from Óðsmál-books. ISBN 9789935467508Dagdraumar og sorgarband ISBN 9789979895817Draumahúsið ISBN 9789979895732Drottinn blessi heimilið ISBN 9789979895503Dívan skáldsins; -Góða nótt, sagði skáldið, og dó ISBN 9789979895244Eru verkir með þessu? Fylgir þessu hiti, mamma? ISBN 9789979895701Ég, hið silfraða sjal ISBN 9789979895466Fluga ISBN 9789979895022The Fly ISBN 9789935467461Hagbarður og Hvutti ISBN 9789979895855Hagbarður and Hvutti ISBN 9789935467423Halla ISBN 9789979895220Hnallur og Spói ISBN 9789979895091The House of Dreams ISBN 9789935467478How to Lay the Bridge Bifröst. ISBN 9789935467485Hreggnótt ISBN 9789979895053Hrekkjusvín og ljósastaurar ISBN 9789979895213Hrif ISBN 9789979895329Huginn Jöruson, hornungur (sakamál) ISBN 9789979895848Hvar voru hrossin í hríðinni? ISBN 9789979895206Hver er hann þessi Jakob? ISBN 9789979895978In Memoriam – skóflan ISBN 9789979895497Í mjúku myrkri búa draumarnir ISBN 9789979895107Japl, jaml og fuður ISBN 9789979895114Jónki fór í réttirnar ISBN 9789979895572Leyniþræðir ISBN 9789979895824Melana, drottning frumskógarins ISBN 9789979895602Mummi ISBN 9789979895565My Bína Doll ISBN 9789935467430Óðsmál ISBN 9979601655Óðsmál in fornu: efnisyfirlit vefútgáfu ISBN 9789935409409Valhallar Óðsmál in gullnu: Handa þróuðum, vísindi, skilningur og djúp þekking forfeðra okkar enduruppgötvuð ISBN 9789935409416Óðsmál 2012: Ævi hver til uppljómunar ISBN 9789935409829Óðsmál – The Unseen Reality: Science of Consciousness in Heathenry ISBN 9789935409843Óðsmál – Norse Edda Spiritual Highlights: We should know why we choose to be born ISBN 9789935467003Palli og englabjallan ISBN 9789979895268Rakni og Þögn ævintýri, KLUKK leikir barna 1900-2000 ISBN 9789979895725Saga Svaðilfara ISBN 9789979895619Sál bróðurins, steinbítsbróðurins ISBN 9789979895251Soul of a Brother ISBN 9789935467416Sigga og hafragrauturinn ISBN 9789979895442Skírnismál: helgileikar: handrit handa börnum / a script for bairns: ritual performance ISBN 9789935409836Tíkin tóa og grey litli Krúsi ISBN 9789979895336Tóta og þau ISBN 9789979895626Tröllabarn ISBN 9789979895015Vaknaðu, Lóa! Vaknaðu! ISBN 9789979895343Vitund og móðir náttúra: Nemum upp ámáttkar fimbulrúnir. ISBN 9789935467515Who is Jakob? ISBN 9789935467447Þetta er mitt hús ISBN 9789979895480The series Hannesar saga Grásteins:
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 1. bók: Branda skottlausa, amma Hannesar Grásteins ISBN 9789979895671Hannesar saga Grásteins, 2. bók: Branda Bröndudóttir og synir hennar: Hafri og Elri Gúlli ISBN 9789979895695Hannesar saga Grásteins, 3. bók: Hafri fer sér að voða, Elra Gúlla leiðist ISBN 9789979895718Hannesar saga Grásteins, 4. bók; Hannes Grásteinn og Surtarbrandur ISBN 9789979895749Hannesar saga Grásteins, 5. bók: Kettlingunum stolið ISBN 9789979895756Hannesar saga Grásteins, 6. bók: Það eina, sem er kátara en kátur kettlingur, er: kátir kettlingar ISBN 9789979895763Hannesar saga Grásteins, 7. bók: Hannes Grásteinn hverfur að heiman ISBN 9789979895770Hannesar saga Grásteins, 8. bók: Hannes Grásteinn villiköttur á skrifstofu í vesturbænum ISBN 9789979895787Hannesar saga Grásteins, 9. bók: Surtarbrandur fer sér að voða ISBN 9789979895794Hannesar saga Grásteins, 10. bók: Hannes veiðikló ISBN 9789979895862Hannesar saga Grásteins, 11. bók: Hefur kötturinn níu líf? ISBN 9789979895879Hannesar saga Grásteins, 12. bók: Hannes flytur í nýtt hverfi ISBN 9789979895886Hannesar saga Grásteins, 13. bók: Fleiri viðburðir: börn hvekkja Hannes; Hannes hvekkir stara ISBN 9789979895909Hannesar saga Grásteins, 14. bók: Milli ISBN 9789979895916Hannesar saga Grásteins, 15. bók: Snjótittlingaveiðar ISBN 9789979895930Hannesar saga Grásteins, 16. bók: Nýi kettlingurinn ISBN 9789979895947Hannesar saga Grásteins, 17. bók: Vor í lofti ISBN 9789979895954Hannesar saga Grásteins, 18. bók: Hannes fer í sveit ISBN 9789979895985Hannesar saga Grásteins, 19. bók: Hvolparnir ISBN 9789979895992Hannesar saga Grásteins, 20. bók: Dánartilkynning ISBN 9789979708179Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu, a series of 40 books, in Icelandic, (note: "krakkar" means "children" in Icelandic). Published 2011:
1 Þór ISBN 97899354094232 Ægir og Rán ISBN 97899354094303 Þríeindir ISBN 97899354094474 Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur ISBN 97899354094545 Tefla teitir á Iðavöllum unz koma þursamegir III ISBN 97899354094616 Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, Einherjar ISBN 97899354094787 Sif, Gefjun ISBN 97899354094858 Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður ISBN 97899354094929 Segðu mér, seiðskrati ISBN 978993540950810 Uppeldi ISBN 978993540951511 Rígur ISBN 978993540952212 Jól, þorri, gói ISBN 978993540953913 Helía, Mímir, valkyrja ISBN 978993540954614 Svinnur, vín Valföðurs, Gungnir, Glaðheimar ISBN 978993540955315 Óðinn, synir, hrafnar, eljur, Sleipnir, Valhöll ISBN 978993540956016 Týr, Fenrir, Drómi, Læðingur, Gleipnir ISBN 978993540957717 Sól og Nanna ISBN 978993540958418 Frigg, Sága ISBN 978993540959119 Fjörgyn, jörð, móðir, árstíðir, Svalinn, Mundilfari ISBN 978993540960720 Gyðjan mikla, Freyja með Brísingamen ISBN 978993540961421 Skaði, Njörður, Baldur ISBN 978993540962122 Geri, Freki, jötnar ISBN 978993540963823 Jólasveinar, álfar, gandreið ISBN 978993540964524 Guðin, dagarnir, reikistjörnurnar, mannsheilinn ISBN 978993540965225 Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir og fleira torskilið – ja bara óskiljanlegt ISBN 978993540966926 Ginnungagap – höfuðskepnurnar 5 ISBN 978993540967627 Ginnungagap – nýsta ek niður ISBN 978993540968328 Þund, heilög vötn hlóa ISBN 978993540969029 Íslenska, samskrít ISBN 978993540970630 Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar ISBN 978993540971331 Tært taugakerfi ISBN 978993540972032 Tröll, jötnar, þursar, vættir, dvergar, þursameyjar, framþróun ISBN 978993540973733 Urður, Verðandi, Skuld ISBN 978993540974434 Yfir heiðina með vitkanum ISBN 978993540975135 Hljóð og efni ISBN 978993540976836 Hin árborna ámáttka, Grótti, þanþol, meiðmar ISBN 978993540977537 Vitundarþroskamenntun handa öllum ISBN 978993540978238 Að heyja frið, stjórnarskrá alheims ISBN 978993540979939 Matur, melting, hegðan ISBN 978993540980540 Ósvinnan horfin, Mímir endurheimtur ISBN 9789935409812Óðsmál for bairns, a series of 40 books, published 2014, an English translation of Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu. (note: "bairns" is another word for "children" in Old English):
Óðsmál for bairns 1 Þór ISBN 9789935467010Óðsmál for bairns 2 Ægir and Rán ISBN 9789935467027Óðsmál for bairns 3 trinities ISBN 9789935467034Óðsmál for bairns 4 Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur ISBN 9789935467041Óðsmál for bairns 5 in Iðavellir - triguna ISBN 9789935467058Óðsmál for bairns 6 Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, einherjar ISBN 9789935467065Óðsmál for bairns 7 Sif, Easter ISBN 9789935467072Óðsmál for bairns 8 Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður - poem Skírnismál ISBN 9789935467089Óðsmál for bairns 9 tell me, wizard ISBN 9789935467096Óðsmál for bairns 10 upbringing ISBN 9789935467102Óðsmál for bairns 11 Rígur (on Edda-poem Rígsþula) ISBN 9789935467119Óðsmál for bairns 12 yule, þorri, gói ISBN 9789935467126Óðsmál for bairns 13 Hel, Mímir, valkyrja ISBN 9789935467133Óðsmál for bairns 14 svinnur, Valföðurs wine, Gungnir, Glaðheimar ISBN 9789935467140Óðsmál for bairns 15 Óðinn, sons, Sleipnir, Valhöll ISBN 9789935467157Óðsmál for bairns 16 Týr and Fenrir ISBN 9789935467164Óðsmál for bairns 17 Sól and Nanna ISBN 9789935467171Óðsmál for bairns 18 Frigg, Sága ISBN 9789935467188Óðsmál for bairns 19 Fjörgyn, Mother Earth ISBN 9789935467195Óðsmál for bairns 20 The Great Goddess ISBN 9789935467201Óðsmál for bairns 21 Skaði, Njörður, Baldur ISBN 9789935467218Óðsmál for bairns 22 jötnar, Geri, Freki ISBN 9789935467225Óðsmál for bairns 23 jólasveinar, elves, gandreið ISBN 9789935467232Óðsmál for bairns 24 Gods, days, planets, and more ISBN 9789935467249Óðsmál for bairns 25 Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir, Geirölnir, valkyrja ISBN 9789935467256Óðsmál for bairns 26 ginnungagap and the 5 elements ISBN 9789935467263Óðsmál for bairns 27 ginnungagap - nýsta ek niður ISBN 9789935467270Óðsmál for bairns 28 Þund ISBN 9789935467287Óðsmál for bairns 29 Sanskrit and Old Norse ISBN 9789935467294Óðsmál for bairns 30 Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar ISBN 9789935467300Óðsmál for bairns 31 pure nervous system ISBN 9789935467317Óðsmál for bairns 32 tröll, jötnar, thurse-maidens, wights, dwarfs ISBN 9789935467324Óðsmál for bairns 33 Urður, Verðandi, Skuld ISBN 9789935467331Óðsmál for bairns 34 guided bird's eye view ISBN 9789935467348Óðsmál for bairns 35 sound and "matter" ISBN 9789935467355Óðsmál for bairns 36 mighty old Nature ISBN 9789935467362Óðsmál for bairns 37 consciousness-based education ISBN 9789935467379Óðsmál for bairns 38 waging peace ISBN 9789935467386Óðsmál for bairns 39 food, digestion, behaviour ISBN 9789935467393Óðsmál for bairns 40 ignorance gone, Mímir regained ISBN 9789935467409
