Sigurður Breiðfjörð
Icelandic poet
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| Intro | Icelandic poet | |
| A.K.A. | Sigurdur Breidfjörd | |
| A.K.A. | Sigurdur Breidfjörd | |
| Places | Iceland | |
| is | Poet Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 4 March 1798 | |
| Death | Reykjavík | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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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.