Gísli Konráðsson

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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]

Monument to Gísli Konráðsson at Glaumbær in Skagafjörður.

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.[3][4]

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