Gísli Konráðsson

Gísli Konráðsson (18 June 1787 – 2 February 1877) was an Icelandic farmer, folklorist and historian in the 19th century.

[1] He was born at Vellir, a farm in Vallhólmur in Skagafjörður.

[2] Konráðsson married Efemía Benediktsdóttir, the niece of poet Hannes Bjarnason.

Gísli and Efemía wrote a number of books together, including Andrarímur, which was published in 1834.

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Monument to Gísli Konráðsson at Glaumbær in Skagafjörður .