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Born January 6, 1901 • Iceland
Died November 14, 1983 (aged 82) • Reykjavík • Iceland • (Anniversary tomorrow)
Notable Works “Fljótid helga”
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Jóhannes Bjarni Jónasson
Icelandic poet
Hallgrímsson, Jónas
Jónas Hallgrímsson
Icelandic poet
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Einar Benediktsson
Icelandic poet
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Laxness
Icelandic writer
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Snorri Sturluson
Icelandic writer
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Egill Skallagrímsson
Icelandic poet
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Hallgrímur Pétursson
Icelandic poet
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Thorsteinn Erlingsson
Icelandic poet
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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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Matthías Jochumsson
Icelandic author
Thórarensen, Bjarni Vigfússon
Bjarni Vigfússon Thórarensen
Icelandic poet
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Steingrímur Thorsteinsson
Icelandic poet
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Hjálmar Jónsson
Icelandic poet
Hafstein, Hannes
Hannes Hafstein
Icelandic statesman and poet
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Eggert Ólafsson
Icelandic poet
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Jón Arason
Icelandic poet and bishop
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Jakob Thorarensen
Icelandic poet
Stephansson, Stephan G.
Stephan G. Stephansson
Icelandic poet

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