List of Icelandic language poets

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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 he or she is better known by a nickname or a chosen pen name. All names are given in their Modern Icelandic form.

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 (Ca. 910 - ca. 990)
Eyvindur skáldaspillir (Fl. 10th century) Eyvindur Finnsson (Norwegian)
Kormákur Ögmundarson (Fl. 10th century)
Þórarinn Þórólfsson (Fl. 10th century) Þórarinn svarti or Þórarinn Máhlíðingur
Einar skálaglamm (Fl. 10th century) Einar Helgason
Gunnlaugur ormstunga (Ca. 983 - ca. 1008) Gunnlaugur Illugason
Hallfreður vandræðaskáld (Fl. 10th – 11th centuries) Hallfreður Óttarsson
Þormóður Kolbrúnarskáld (Fl. 11th century) Þormóður Bersason
Sighvatur Þórðarson (Fl. 11th century)
Þórarinn loftunga (Fl. 11th century)
Arnór jarlaskáld (Fl. 11th century) Arnór Þórðarson
Rögnvaldur Kolsson (d. 1158) Rögnvaldur jarl kali (from the Orkneys)
Einar Skúlason (Fl. 12th century)
Kolbeinn Tumason (d. 1208)
Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 1241)
Þórir Steinfinnsson (d. 1238) Þórir jökull
Ólafur hvítaskáld (d. 1259) Ólafur Þórðarson
Sturla Þórðarson (1214 – 1284)
Eysteinn Ásgrímsson (d. 1360)
Loftur Guttormsson (d. 1432) Loftur ríki
Skáld-Sveinn (Fl. 14th century)
Svartur Þórðarson Svartur á Hofstöðum
Jón Arason (1484 – 1550)
Magnús Jónsson (d. 1595) Magnús prúði
Staðarhóls-Páll (d. 1598) Páll Jónsson
Einar Sigurðsson (1538 – 1626)
Bjarni Jónsson (Fl. 17th century) Bjarni Borgfirðingaskáld
Ólafur Einarsson (Ca. 1573 – 1651)
Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 – 1674)
Stefán Ólafsson (1619 – 1688)
Bjarni Gissurarson (1621 – 1712)
Steinunn Finnsdóttir (Ca. 1640 – ca. 1710)
Páll Vídalín (1667 – 1727)
Jón Sigurðsson (1685 – 1720)
Eggert Ólafsson (1726 – 1768)
Gunnar Pálsson (1714 – 1791)
Björn Halldórsson (1724 – 1794)
Jón Þorláksson (1744 – 1819)
Benedikt Jónsson Gröndal (1762 – 1825)
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)
Benedikt Gröndal Sveinbjarnarson (1826 – 1907)
Páll Ólafsson (1827 – 1905)
Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (1831 – 1913)
Matthías Jochumsson (1835 – 1920)
Kristján Jónsson (1842 – 1869) Kristján fjallaskáld
Stephan G. Stephansson (1853 – 1927) Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson
Þorsteinn Erlingsson (1858 – 1914)
Fornólfur (1859 – 1924) Jón Þorkelsson
Hannes Hafstein (1861 – 1922)
Einar Benediktsson (1864 – 1940)
Gestur (1864 – 1937) Guðmundur Björnsson
Þorsteinn Gíslason (1867 – 1938)
Guðmundur Friðjónsson (1869 – 1944)
Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1874 – 1919) Guðmundur skólaskáld
Sigurður Sigurðsson (1879 – 1938) Sigurður frá Arnarholti
Jóhann Sigurjónsson (1880 – 1919)
Hulda (1881 – 1947) Unnur Benediktsdóttir Bjarklind
Theodora Thoroddsen (1863 – 1954)
Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (1882 – 1906)
Örn Arnarson (1884 – 1942) Magnús Stefánsson
Jakob Thorarensen
Jónas Guðlaugsson (1887 – 1916)
Stefán frá Hvítadal (1887 – 1933) Stefán Sigurðsson
Davíð Stefánsson (1895 – 1964)
Jón Magnússon (1896 – 1944)
Jóhannes úr Kötlum (1899 – 1972) Jóhannes Jónasson
Jón Helgason
Tómas Guðmundsson (1901 – 1983)
Magnús Ásgeirsson (1901 – 1955)
Guðmundur Böðvarsson (1904 – 1974)
Þórbergur Þórðarson (1889 – 1974)
Halldór Laxness (1902 – 1998) Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Halldór Guðjónsson
Steinn Steinarr (1908 – 1958) Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson
Kristján Eldjárn (1916 – 1982)
Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (1924 – 1993) Sveinbjörn allsherjargoði
Þórarinn Eldjárn (b. 1949)