Bjarni Vigfússon Thorarensen (December 30, 1786 – August 24, 1841) was an Icelandic poet and official. He was deputy governor of northern and eastern Iceland. As a poet he was influenced by classicism and romanticism. Politically he was aligned with the Fjölnismenn and favored the reestablishment of the Althing at Þingvellir. He was a friend of Jónas Hallgrímsson whose own poetry was influenced by Bjarni's work. A notable influence on Bjarni's writings was Sæmundur Hólm.

Bjarni's best known work is Íslands minni, also known as Eldgamla Ísafold.

See also

List of Icelandic writers Icelandic literature

References

Jónas Hallgrímsson: Bjarni Thorarensen Information on Jónas Hallgrímsson's elegy on Bjarni Bjarni Vigfússon Thórarensen Britannica article Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

External links Ljóð eftir Bjarna Thorarensen Several of Bjarni's poems

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