Editing Poet laureate (section)

==== Iceland ====
In the 10th century, [[Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld]] was the [[court poet]] (''skald'') first of [[Hákon Sigurðarson]], then of [[Óláfr Tryggvason]] and finally of [[Eiríkr Hákonarson]]. [[Eilífr Goðrúnarson]] was another court poet of [[Hákon Sigurðarson]]. Also, in the 10th century, [[Tindr Hallkelsson]] was the earl [[Hákon Sigurðarson]]. In the 11th century, [[Sigvatr Þórðarson]] was the court poet of King [[Olaf II of Norway]], [[Canute the Great]], [[Magnus I of Norway|Magnus the Good]] and [[Anund Jacob]]. Also, in the 11th century, [[Þórarinn loftunga]] was the court poet of King [[Canute]] and [[Sveinn Knútsson]]. Other 11th century court poets include [[Þjóðólfr Arnórsson]] and [[Arnórr jarlaskáld]]. Poets laureate of [[Iceland]] include [[Einar Benediktsson]] and [[Stephan G. Stephansson]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bédé |first1=Jean Albert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2_JLL32RzrkC |title=Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature |last2=Edgerton |first2=William Benbow |date=1980 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-03717-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Marsh |first=James H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wR_-aSFyvuYC |title=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=1999 |publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia |isbn=978-0-7710-2099-5 |language=en}}</ref>