Páll Ólafsson (poet)

Páll Ólafsson (1827–1905) was an Icelandic poet[1] and one of the most popular poets of the nation of the 19th century, known for poems about love and about horses.

Drawing by Sigurður málari.

Many of his poems were made into popular song, such as Lóan er komin[2] and Ó blessuð vertu sumarsól.

References

Bandle, Oskar; Braunmuller, Kurt; Elmevik, Lennart; Jahr, Ernst Hakon; Widmark, Gun; Karker, Allan; Naumann, Hans-Peter; Teleman, Ulf (2002). The Nordic Languages: An International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages. ISBN 9783110171495.
"Lóan er komin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

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[1] Bandle, Oskar; Braunmuller, Kurt; Elmevik, Lennart; Jahr, Ernst Hakon; Widmark, Gun; Karker, Allan; Naumann, Hans-Peter; Teleman, Ulf (2002). The Nordic Languages: An International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages. ISBN 9783110171495.

[2] "Lóan er komin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2020-02-18.