1780 in Iceland

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Events in the year 1780 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII
• Governor of Iceland: Lauritz Andreas Thodal ^[1]

Atli was printed in the Hrappsey printing house and published there in 1780

Events

• The mysterious disappearance of The Reynistadur Brothers, two young brothers from Reynistaður in Skagafjörður who perished along with three of their companions in Kjölur at the beginning of the winter. ^[2]
• The book Atli by Björn Halldórsson in Sauðlauksdalur was first published. ^[3]

References

1. Bricka, Carl Frederik. "203 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XVII. Bind. Svend Tveskjæg - Tøxen)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
2. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Bækur.is". baekur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-11-18.