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 9789979895640
Að leggja Bifröst lag fyrir lag ISBN 9789935467492
Apakríli, algjör dúlla! ISBN 9789979895084
Au pair ISBN 9789979895831
The Bairn of Trolls ISBN 9789935467454
Baldur Höður Loki: Lesum Óðsmál til að skilja. ISBN 9789935467522
Baldur Höður Loki: What are we celebrating and why? Óðsmál gives intellectual understanding. ISBN 9789935467539
Bína brúða ISBN 9789979895800
Búi skreytir jólatré ISBN 9789979895923
Consciousness and Mother Nature: What is Pure Consciousness and what is Mother Nature? Gain intellectual understanding from Óðsmál-books. ISBN 9789935467508
Dagdraumar og sorgarband ISBN 9789979895817
Draumahúsið ISBN 9789979895732
Drottinn blessi heimilið ISBN 9789979895503
Dívan skáldsins; -Góða nótt, sagði skáldið, og dó ISBN 9789979895244
Eru verkir með þessu? Fylgir þessu hiti, mamma? ISBN 9789979895701
Ég, hið silfraða sjal ISBN 9789979895466
Fluga ISBN 9789979895022
The Fly ISBN 9789935467461
Hagbarður og Hvutti ISBN 9789979895855
Hagbarður and Hvutti ISBN 9789935467423
Halla ISBN 9789979895220
Hnallur og Spói ISBN 9789979895091
The House of Dreams ISBN 9789935467478
How to Lay the Bridge Bifröst. ISBN 9789935467485
Hreggnótt ISBN 9789979895053
Hrekkjusvín og ljósastaurar ISBN 9789979895213
Hrif ISBN 9789979895329
Huginn Jöruson, hornungur (sakamál) ISBN 9789979895848
Hvar voru hrossin í hríðinni? ISBN 9789979895206
Hver er hann þessi Jakob? ISBN 9789979895978
In Memoriam – skóflan ISBN 9789979895497
Í mjúku myrkri búa draumarnir ISBN 9789979895107
Japl, jaml og fuður ISBN 9789979895114
Jónki fór í réttirnar ISBN 9789979895572
Leyniþræðir ISBN 9789979895824
Melana, drottning frumskógarins ISBN 9789979895602
Mummi ISBN 9789979895565
My Bína Doll ISBN 9789935467430
Óðsmál ISBN 9979601655
Óðsmál in fornu: efnisyfirlit vefútgáfu ISBN 9789935409409
Valhallar Óðsmál in gullnu: Handa þróuðum, vísindi, skilningur og djúp þekking forfeðra okkar enduruppgötvuð ISBN 9789935409416
Óðsmál 2012: Ævi hver til uppljómunar ISBN 9789935409829
Óðsmál – The Unseen Reality: Science of Consciousness in Heathenry ISBN 9789935409843
Óðsmál – Norse Edda Spiritual Highlights: We should know why we choose to be born ISBN 9789935467003
Palli og englabjallan ISBN 9789979895268
Rakni og Þögn ævintýri, KLUKK leikir barna 1900-2000 ISBN 9789979895725
Saga Svaðilfara ISBN 9789979895619
Sál bróðurins, steinbítsbróðurins ISBN 9789979895251
Soul of a Brother ISBN 9789935467416
Sigga og hafragrauturinn ISBN 9789979895442
Skírnismál: helgileikar: handrit handa börnum / a script for bairns: ritual performance ISBN 9789935409836
Tíkin tóa og grey litli Krúsi ISBN 9789979895336
Tóta og þau ISBN 9789979895626
Tröllabarn ISBN 9789979895015
Vaknaðu, Lóa! Vaknaðu! ISBN 9789979895343
Vitund og móðir náttúra: Nemum upp ámáttkar fimbulrúnir. ISBN 9789935467515
Who is Jakob? ISBN 9789935467447
Þetta er mitt hús ISBN 9789979895480
The series Hannesar saga Grásteins:
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 1. bók: Branda skottlausa, amma Hannesar Grásteins ISBN 9789979895671
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 2. bók: Branda Bröndudóttir og synir hennar: Hafri og Elri Gúlli ISBN 9789979895695
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 3. bók: Hafri fer sér að voða, Elra Gúlla leiðist ISBN 9789979895718
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 4. bók; Hannes Grásteinn og Surtarbrandur ISBN 9789979895749
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 5. bók: Kettlingunum stolið ISBN 9789979895756
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 6. bók: Það eina, sem er kátara en kátur kettlingur, er: kátir kettlingar ISBN 9789979895763
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 7. bók: Hannes Grásteinn hverfur að heiman ISBN 9789979895770
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 8. bók: Hannes Grásteinn villiköttur á skrifstofu í vesturbænum ISBN 9789979895787
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 9. bók: Surtarbrandur fer sér að voða ISBN 9789979895794
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 10. bók: Hannes veiðikló ISBN 9789979895862
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 11. bók: Hefur kötturinn níu líf? ISBN 9789979895879
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 12. bók: Hannes flytur í nýtt hverfi ISBN 9789979895886
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 13. bók: Fleiri viðburðir: börn hvekkja Hannes; Hannes hvekkir stara ISBN 9789979895909
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 14. bók: Milli ISBN 9789979895916
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 15. bók: Snjótittlingaveiðar ISBN 9789979895930
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 16. bók: Nýi kettlingurinn ISBN 9789979895947
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 17. bók: Vor í lofti ISBN 9789979895954
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 18. bók: Hannes fer í sveit ISBN 9789979895985
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 19. bók: Hvolparnir ISBN 9789979895992
Hannesar saga Grásteins, 20. bók: Dánartilkynning ISBN 9789979708179
Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu, a series of 40 books, in Icelandic, (note: "krakkar" means "children" in Icelandic). Published 2011:
1 Þór ISBN 9789935409423
2 Ægir og Rán ISBN 9789935409430
3 Þríeindir ISBN 9789935409447
4 Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur ISBN 9789935409454
5 Tefla teitir á Iðavöllum unz koma þursamegir III ISBN 9789935409461
6 Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, Einherjar ISBN 9789935409478
7 Sif, Gefjun ISBN 9789935409485
8 Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður ISBN 9789935409492
9 Segðu mér, seiðskrati ISBN 9789935409508
10 Uppeldi ISBN 9789935409515
11 Rígur ISBN 9789935409522
12 Jól, þorri, gói ISBN 9789935409539
13 Helía, Mímir, valkyrja ISBN 9789935409546
14 Svinnur, vín Valföðurs, Gungnir, Glaðheimar ISBN 9789935409553
15 Óðinn, synir, hrafnar, eljur, Sleipnir, Valhöll ISBN 9789935409560
16 Týr, Fenrir, Drómi, Læðingur, Gleipnir ISBN 9789935409577
17 Sól og Nanna ISBN 9789935409584
18 Frigg, Sága ISBN 9789935409591
19 Fjörgyn, jörð, móðir, árstíðir, Svalinn, Mundilfari ISBN 9789935409607
20 Gyðjan mikla, Freyja með Brísingamen ISBN 9789935409614
21 Skaði, Njörður, Baldur ISBN 9789935409621
22 Geri, Freki, jötnar ISBN 9789935409638
23 Jólasveinar, álfar, gandreið ISBN 9789935409645
24 Guðin, dagarnir, reikistjörnurnar, mannsheilinn ISBN 9789935409652
25 Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir og fleira torskilið – ja bara óskiljanlegt ISBN 9789935409669
26 Ginnungagap – höfuðskepnurnar 5 ISBN 9789935409676
27 Ginnungagap – nýsta ek niður ISBN 9789935409683
28 Þund, heilög vötn hlóa ISBN 9789935409690
29 Íslenska, samskrít ISBN 9789935409706
30 Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar ISBN 9789935409713
31 Tært taugakerfi ISBN 9789935409720
32 Tröll, jötnar, þursar, vættir, dvergar, þursameyjar, framþróun ISBN 9789935409737
33 Urður, Verðandi, Skuld ISBN 9789935409744
34 Yfir heiðina með vitkanum ISBN 9789935409751
35 Hljóð og efni ISBN 9789935409768
36 Hin árborna ámáttka, Grótti, þanþol, meiðmar ISBN 9789935409775
37 Vitundarþroskamenntun handa öllum ISBN 9789935409782
38 Að heyja frið, stjórnarskrá alheims ISBN 9789935409799
39 Matur, melting, hegðan ISBN 9789935409805
40 Ósvinnan horfin, Mímir endurheimtur ISBN 9789935409812
Óðsmál 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 9789935467010
Óðsmál for bairns 2 Ægir and Rán ISBN 9789935467027
Óðsmál for bairns 3 trinities ISBN 9789935467034
Óðsmál for bairns 4 Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur ISBN 9789935467041
Óðsmál for bairns 5 in Iðavellir - triguna ISBN 9789935467058
Óðsmál for bairns 6 Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, einherjar ISBN 9789935467065
Óðsmál for bairns 7 Sif, Easter ISBN 9789935467072
Óðsmál for bairns 8 Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður - poem Skírnismál ISBN 9789935467089
Óðsmál for bairns 9 tell me, wizard ISBN 9789935467096
Óðsmál for bairns 10 upbringing ISBN 9789935467102
Óðsmál for bairns 11 Rígur (on Edda-poem Rígsþula) ISBN 9789935467119
Óðsmál for bairns 12 yule, þorri, gói ISBN 9789935467126
Óðsmál for bairns 13 Hel, Mímir, valkyrja ISBN 9789935467133
Óðsmál for bairns 14 svinnur, Valföðurs wine, Gungnir, Glaðheimar ISBN 9789935467140
Óðsmál for bairns 15 Óðinn, sons, Sleipnir, Valhöll ISBN 9789935467157
Óðsmál for bairns 16 Týr and Fenrir ISBN 9789935467164
Óðsmál for bairns 17 Sól and Nanna ISBN 9789935467171
Óðsmál for bairns 18 Frigg, Sága ISBN 9789935467188
Óðsmál for bairns 19 Fjörgyn, Mother Earth ISBN 9789935467195
Óðsmál for bairns 20 The Great Goddess ISBN 9789935467201
Óðsmál for bairns 21 Skaði, Njörður, Baldur ISBN 9789935467218
Óðsmál for bairns 22 jötnar, Geri, Freki ISBN 9789935467225
Óðsmál for bairns 23 jólasveinar, elves, gandreið ISBN 9789935467232
Óðsmál for bairns 24 Gods, days, planets, and more ISBN 9789935467249
Óðsmál for bairns 25 Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir, Geirölnir, valkyrja ISBN 9789935467256
Óðsmál for bairns 26 ginnungagap and the 5 elements ISBN 9789935467263
Óðsmál for bairns 27 ginnungagap - nýsta ek niður ISBN 9789935467270
Óðsmál for bairns 28 Þund ISBN 9789935467287
Óðsmál for bairns 29 Sanskrit and Old Norse ISBN 9789935467294
Óðsmál for bairns 30 Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar ISBN 9789935467300
Óðsmál for bairns 31 pure nervous system ISBN 9789935467317
Óðsmál for bairns 32 tröll, jötnar, thurse-maidens, wights, dwarfs ISBN 9789935467324
Óðsmál for bairns 33 Urður, Verðandi, Skuld ISBN 9789935467331
Óðsmál for bairns 34 guided bird's eye view ISBN 9789935467348
Óðsmál for bairns 35 sound and "matter" ISBN 9789935467355
Óðsmál for bairns 36 mighty old Nature ISBN 9789935467362
Óðsmál for bairns 37 consciousness-based education ISBN 9789935467379
Óðsmál for bairns 38 waging peace ISBN 9789935467386
Óðsmál for bairns 39 food, digestion, behaviour ISBN 9789935467393
Óðsmál for bairns 40 ignorance gone, Mímir regained ISBN 9789935467409
