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They Want to Exhume the Bones of Jónas Hallgrímsson.

Summary by RÚV
The Þingvellir National Park Committee says it is not authorized to grant permission without a court order to open a grave and access the bones of the national poet Jónas Hallgrímsson for DNA sampling. This conclusion was reached at a meeting of the committee on May 6. There have often been rumors that the grave is the resting place of a Danish baker and not Jónas. The meeting minutes were published on the Þingvellir National Park website last n…
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The Þingvellir National Park Committee says it is not authorized to grant permission without a court order to open a grave and access the bones of the national poet Jónas Hallgrímsson for DNA sampling. This conclusion was reached at a meeting of the committee on May 6. There have often been rumors that the grave is the resting place of a Danish baker and not Jónas. The meeting minutes were published on the Þingvellir National Park website last n…

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RÚV broke the news on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
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