Events in the year 1811 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Frederick VI Governors of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold, Stefán Þórarinsson, Ísleifur Einarsson and Rasmus Frydensberg
Events
Rasmus Rask publishes his first book, Introduction to the Icelandic or Old Norse Language, which he published in Danish.
Births
Jón Sigurðsson, leader of the Icelandic independence movement.
References