Who Was Alive

Were Snorri Sturluson and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Snorri Sturluson and Rumi were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1207 to 1241.

Snorri Sturluson was 27 or 28 when Rumi was born.

Rumi was 34 when Snorri Sturluson died, aged 61 or 62.

Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson

Historian and poet

Born 1179 · died 23 September 1241, aged 61 or 62

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

Born 30 September 1207 · died 17 December 1273, aged 66

  1. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  2. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  3. Snorri Sturluson, 1179 – 1241
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Snorri Sturluson and Rumi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Events both lived through

  • Magna Carta 1215Snorri Sturluson was 35 or 36; Rumi was 7

Where Snorri Sturluson and Rumi were born

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