About Agnete Loth
Lived 1921 – 1990 (aged 68–69). Agnete Loth was a philologist.
Agnete Loth (18 November 1921 – 2 June 1990) was an editor and translator of Old Norse-Icelandic texts. She is notable for editing late medieval romance sagas, which she published in five volumes intended "to provide a long-needed provisional basis for the study" of these sagas.
In 1975, she married the Icelandic philologist and poet Jón Helgason.
Selected works WorldCat lists 108 works associated with Agnete Loth. A selection of the most widely held includes:
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Who was Agnete Loth?
born:1921|died:1990|; Loth, Agnete 1921-1990
When was Agnete Loth born?
Agnete Loth was born in 1921.
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Agnete Loth died in 1990.
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Agnete Loth was a philologist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Agnete Loth. https://biography.guide/agnete-loth/
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