Events in the year 1780 in Iceland.

Incumbents

Monarch: Christian VII Governor of Iceland: Lauritz Andreas Thodal

Events

The mysterious disappearance of The Reynistadur Brothers, two young brothers from Reynistaður in Skagafjörður who perished along with three of their companions in Kjölur at the beginning of the winter. The book Atli by Björn Halldórsson in Sauðlauksdalur was first published.

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