Reynir Pétur Ingvarsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Reynir Pétur.
Reynir Pétur Ingvarsson
Born (1948-10-25) 25 October 1948 (age 76)
NationalityIcelandic
Known for1985 walk around Iceland

Reynir Pétur Ingvarsson (born 25 October 1948) is an Icelandic long-distance walker. He gained national attention in Iceland in 1985 when he walked the ringroad around the country to raise money for the Sólheimar Ecovillage.[1][2] Reynir's walk started on 25 May 1985 and took 32 days[3][4] with 5 million ISK being raised during the march.[5] A crowd of 12-14 thousand people greeted him in when he passed through Reykjavík on 24 June.[6] He finished his walk on 25 June in Selfoss where he was greeted by several thousand people.[7]

Further reading

  • Reynir Pétur og Íslandsgangan, 1985. (in Icelandic): Book by Eðvarð Ingólfsson.[8]

References

  1. ^ Ásdís Ásgeirsdóttir (26 July 2015). "Lífið er lyginni líkast". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 41–43. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Davíð Roach Gunnarsson; Gísli Einarsson (12 August 2020). "Finnur gimsteina í gumsinu með Garage Band". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ Ásrún Brynja Ingvarsdóttir (25 June 2015). "30 ár frá því Reynir Pétur lauk göngu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ Magnús Hlynur Hreiðarsson (26 February 2018). "Reynir Pétur endurtekur leikinn í sumar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Reynir Pétur ruddi hringveginn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ "12-14 þúsund manns fögnuðu Reyni Pétri". NT (in Icelandic). 25 June 1985. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Trúi því ekki að hringvegurinn sé ekki lengri". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 June 1985. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Reynir Pétur og Íslandsgangan". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 December 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 1 February 2022.