Einar Snorrason Ölduhryggjarskáld

Einar Snorrason (died 1538), called Einar Ölduhryggjarskáld (the Old Ridge Poet), was a 16th-century Icelandic priest and poet whose family played a significant role in the Icelandic Reformation.

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

Although definitive records do not exist, Einar is believed to be the son of a farmer, Snorra Sveinssonar, and born in Miklaholtshrepur in northwest Iceland. It is recorded that in 1497 Einar was ordained as a priest and settled at Stað á Ölduhrygg. He became a well known enough poet for Jón Arason to refer to him the best poet in the west of Iceland, however none of his work remains.[1]

Einar's companion was Guðrún Oddsdóttir, the niece of Sveinn spaki Pétursson, the Bishop of Skálholt. Their sons were Pétur and Brandur Einarsson, known as Gleraugna-Pétur and Moldar-Brandur respectively; both became sheriffs. He also had at least two children with Ingiríði Jónsdóttur, a sister of Bishop Stefán Jónsson. Their son, Marteinn Einarsson, became the second Lutheran bishop of Iceland, while their daughter, Guðrún, married wealthy landowner Daði Guðmundsson.[2]

Einar's sons and son-in-law all clashed with Catholic Bishop Jón Arason during the Icelandic Reformation, culminating with Daði capturing Jón and his sons at the Battle of Sauðafell.

References
  1. Stefán Einarsson (2019). A History of Icelandic Literature. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-4214-3546-6. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. Páll Eggert Ólason (1948). Islenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940 [Icelandic Biographies from Colonial Times to the End of 1940] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Íslenzka Bókmenntafélags. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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