List of Icelandic writers

These are prose narratives based on historical events that took place in Iceland and the surrounding areas during the Saga Age.

[5] The Saga tradition is not limited only to Iceland, and is an integral part of Norse mythology throughout the Nordics.

[14] Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955, he is recognized as one of Iceland's greatest literary figures.

The Detective Erlendur series by crime fiction author Arnaldur Indriðason is translated into at least 24 languages, including English.

[a] This list includes authors of Icelandic literature, as well as writers in other literary disciplines; such as authors of fiction and non-fiction works, poets and skalds, playwrights, screenwriters, songwriters and composers, scholars, scribes, journalists,[b] translators, and editors of newspapers and magazines.

Halldór Kiljan Laxness , one of Iceland's most noted authors, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955 [ 1 ]
Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned, an Icelandic scholar who lived in the 16th and 17th centuries [ 18 ]
Finnur Jónsson
Poet and children's author Gerður Kristný
Hera Hjartardóttir
Playwright and poet Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Children's writer Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
Poet Matthías Jochumsson
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
Icelandic historian Thormodus Torfæus