▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁I cel and ic ▁lawyer ▁and ▁government ▁official . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁F jö ln is men n , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁I cel and ic ▁intellect uals ▁who ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁I cel and ic ▁national ▁conscious ness ▁and ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁Independ ence ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁Bry n j ól fur ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁V í ð iv ell ir ▁in ▁Sk ag af jör ð ur ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" V í ð v ell ir ▁brothers ", ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁prof ast ▁P ét ur ▁P ét ur sson ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁ Þ ó ra ▁Bry n j ól f sd ó tt ir . ▁ ▁His ▁brothers ▁were ▁J ón ▁P ét ur sson , ▁a ▁judge , ▁and ▁P ét ur ▁P ét ur sson , ▁a ▁bishop . ▁ ▁Bry n j ól fur ▁graduated ▁from ▁B ess asta ð ir ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁and ▁att ained ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁juris pr ud ence ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁government ▁official , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁min istry ▁of ▁fin ance . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁chief ▁administrator ▁at ▁the ▁I cel and ▁office ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁following ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁absol ut ism