1798 in Iceland
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VII
- Governor of Iceland: Ãlafur Stefánsson
Events
- July 20: The Althing met at Ãingvellir for the last time.The few who had attended returned home from Ãingvellir due to poor conditions, and thus ended the governments tenure at the site, which had lasted since 930.[1]
Births
- 4 March: Sigurður Breiðfjörð, poet.[2]
