List of Icelandic-language poets

List of Icelandic language poets is a list of poets that write or have written in the Icelandic language, either in Old Norse or a more modern form of Icelandic. Hence the list includes a few Norwegians and an earl of the Orkney Islands. The names given are usually each poet's first name and patronym, unless they are better known by a nickname or a chosen pen name. All names are given in their Modern Icelandic form.

Name Dates Alternative Name(s) Nationality (if not Icelandic) Bragi Boddason fl. 9th century Bragi inn gamli Boddason Norwegian Þjóðólfur úr Hvini fl. 9th century Norwegian Þorbjörn hornklofi fl. 9th century Norwegian Egill Skalla-Grímsson c. 910 – c. 990 Eyvindur skáldaspillir fl. 10th century Eyvindur Finnsson Norwegian Kormákur Ögmundarson fl. 10th century Einar skálaglamm fl. 10th century Einar Helgason Gunnlaugur ormstunga c. 983 – c. 1008 Gunnlaugur Illugason Hallfreður vandræðaskáld fl. 10th – 11th centuries Hallfreður Óttarsson Sighvatur Þórðarson fl. 11th century Þórarinn loftunga fl. 11th century Arnór jarlaskáld fl. 11th century Arnór Þórðarson Rögnvaldur Kolsson died 1158 Rögnvaldur jarl kali from Orkney Einar Skúlason fl. 12th century Kolbeinn Tumason died 1208 Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241 Þórir Steinfinnsson died 1238 Þórir jökull Ólafur hvítaskáld died 1259 Ólafur Þórðarson Sturla Þórðarson 1214 – 1284 Eysteinn Ásgrímsson died 1360 Jón Arason 1484 – 1550 Magnús Jónsson died 1595 Magnús prúði Jón Bjarnason c. 1560 – after 1630 Ólafur Jónsson c. 1560 – 1627 Hallgrímur Pétursson 1614 – 1674 Steinunn Finnsdóttir c. 1640 – c. 1710 Eggert Ólafsson 1726 – 1768 Hannes Bjarnason1777 – 1838 Bjarni Thorarensen 1786 – 1841 Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1791 – 1852 Bólu-Hjálmar 1796 – 1875 Hjálmar Jónsson Sigurður Breiðfjörð 1798 – 1846 Jónas Hallgrímsson 1807 – 1845 Jón Thoroddsen 1818 – 1868 Grímur Thomsen 1820 – 1896 Páll Ólafsson 1827 – 1905 Steingrímur Thorsteinsson 1831 – 1913 Matthías Jochumsson 1835 – 1920 Stephan G. Stephansson 1853 – 1927 Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson Þorsteinn Erlingsson 1858 – 1914 Kristjan Niels Julius 1860 – 1936 Káinn (usually)K. N. (sometimes)K. N. Julius (seldom) Hannes Hafstein 1861 – 1922 Einar Benediktsson 1864 – 1940 Jóhann Sigurjónsson 1880 – 1919 Hulda 1881 – 1947 Unnur Benediktsdóttir Bjarklind Davíð Stefánsson 1895 – 1964 Jóhannes úr Kötlum 1899 – 1972 Jóhannes Jónasson Jón Helgason 1899 – 1986 Tómas Guðmundsson 1901 – 1983 Þórbergur Þórðarson 1889 – 1974 Halldór Laxness 1902 – 1998 Halldór Kiljan LaxnessHalldór Guðjónsson Steinn Steinarr 1908 – 1958 Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson Kristján Eldjárn 1916 – 1982 Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson 1924 – 1993 Sveinbjörn allsherjargoði Sigfús Daðason 1928 – 1996 Ari Jósefsson 1939 – 1964 Þórarinn Eldjárn born 1949 Þórdís Gísladóttir born 1965 Valdimar Tómasson born 1971