1811 in Iceland

Events in the year 1811 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VI
 * Governors of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold, Stefán Þórarinsson, Ísleifur Einarsson and Rasmus Frydensberg

Events

 * Rasmus Rask publishes his first book, Introduction to the Icelandic or Old Norse Language, which he published in Danish.

Births

 * Jón Sigurðsson, leader of the Icelandic independence movement.