About Sigurður Breiðfjörð
Lived 1798 – 1846 (aged 47–48). Sigurður Breiðfjörð was an Icelandic poet and writer.
No pictures were made of Sigurður while he was alive but after his death Helgi Sigurðsson á Melum made a pencil drawing of him from memory.
Sigurður Breiðfjörð (4 March 1798 – 1846) was an Icelandic poet. He learned cooperage for four years in Copenhagen and worked as a cooper in Iceland and Greenland. He was a prolific and popular traditional poet, known for his rímur cycles. Núma rímur is his best-known work.
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Who was Sigurður Breiðfjörð?
Icelandic poet (1798–1846)
When was Sigurður Breiðfjörð born?
Sigurður Breiðfjörð was born on 4 March 1798 in Breiðafjörður.
When did Sigurður Breiðfjörð die?
Sigurður Breiðfjörð died in 1846 in Reykjavík.
What was Sigurður Breiðfjörð's occupation?
Sigurður Breiðfjörð was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Sigurður Breiðfjörð?
Sigurður Breiðfjörð was Icelandic.
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