Introduction
Born: February 1, 1848, Grund, Eyjafjörður, Iceland.
Died: May 3, 1930, Stóvri-Núpur, Iceland.
Born: February 1, 1848, Grund, Eyjafjörður, Iceland.
Died: May 3, 1930, Stóvri-Núpur, Iceland.
Valdimar was the son of Ólafur Briem and Dómhildur Þorsteinsdóttir.
He attended the Theological Seminary in Reykjavik, was ordained in 1873.
In 1880, he became pastor of the Stóri-Núpur parish, where he served three decades.
In 1909, he became vice-bishop of Skálholt.
The 1886 Icelandic hymnal has 102 original hymns by Briem, and 39 of his translations.
If you know Briem’s burial place,