1820 in Iceland

Events in the year 1820 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VI of Denmark
 * Governor of Iceland: Ehrenreich Christopher Ludvig Moltke

Events

 * The oldest known text containing Atla saga Ótryggssonar, one of the sagas of Icelanders, was written.

Births

 * May 15: Grímur Thomsen, poet and editor
 * August 16: Sölvi Helgason, artist