1821 in Iceland

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Events in the year 1821 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick VI ^[1]
• Governor of Iceland: Ehrenreich Christopher Ludvig Moltke ^[2]

Events

• Damage is caused by a minor eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. The main eruption phase began on 20 December. ^[3]

Deaths

• Sæmundur Hólm, clergyman and poet. ^[4]

References

1. "Frederik 6. | lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
2. bókmenntafélag, Íslenska (1904). Tímarit (in Icelandic).
3. Larsen, G. (1999). Gosið í Eyjafjallajökli 1821–1823 [The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in 1821–1823](PDF) (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Science Institute. p. 13. Research Report RH-28-99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
4. "ÍB 333 4to | Handrit.is". handrit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-25.