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Born c.1610
Died 1696
Notable Works “Píslarsaga”
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Laxness
Icelandic writer
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Snorri Sturluson
Icelandic writer
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Jóhannes Bjarni Jónasson
Icelandic poet
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Gudmundur G. Hagalín
Icelandic writer
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Tómas Gudmundsson
Icelandic poet
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Egill Skallagrímsson
Icelandic poet
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Sigurdur Jóhannesson Nordal
Icelandic philologist and writer
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Kristmann Gudmundsson
Icelandic author
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Hallgrímur Pétursson
Icelandic poet
Hallgrímsson, Jónas
Jónas Hallgrímsson
Icelandic poet
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Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Icelandic writer
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Thorsteinn Erlingsson
Icelandic poet
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Gudmundur Kamban
Icelandic author
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Gudbrandur Thorláksson
Icelandic bishop and scholar
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Davíð Stefánsson
Icelandic author
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Gudbrandur Vigfússon
Icelandic linguist
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Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran
Icelandic author
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Matthías Jochumsson
Icelandic author
Thórarensen, Bjarni Vigfússon
Bjarni Vigfússon Thórarensen
Icelandic poet
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Steingrímur Thorsteinsson
Icelandic poet