The 2016 Hagþenki Award was presented at the National Library at a ceremony on Wednesday, March 1st, to Viðar Hreinsson for the book Jón lærði og nátturur nátturunnar published by Lesstofan.

The Accreditation Council's concluding remarks stated: The adventurous life of a man on the border between antiquity and modern science is discussed in a concise manner in the context of European scientific history.

The recognition consists of a signed document and one million ISK, which is the same amount awarded to the Icelandic Literature Prize.

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Steindór Andersen performed at the ceremony a portion of Snjáfjallavísur that Jón Guðmundson learned and wrote in 1611 and 1612 to appease a ghost on Snæfjöllaren at Snæfjallaströnd, the Snjáfjalladraugunn.