Stefán Sigurðsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Stefán.

Stefán Sigurðsson (16 or 11 October 1887 – 7 March 1933),[1] also known as Stefán frá Hvítadal (Stefán from Hvítadal) was an Icelandic poet.[2] His most widely known work is a poem written for his daughter Erla; Erla góða Erla. He was born in Hólmavík but grew up in Hvítadal.[3]

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References

  1. Patrick J. Stevens (2004). Icelandic Writers. Gale. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-7876-6830-3.
  2. Adrian Room (1 July 2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2.
  3. "Ljóð.is". ljod.is. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. "Söngvar förumannsins (Book, 1919)". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. "Óður einyrkjans (eBook, 1921)". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. "Heilög kirkja : sextug drápa (Book, 1924)". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. "Helsingjar (Book, 1927)". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  8. "Anno domini 1930 (Book, 1934)". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 23 April 2015.



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