Hannes Bjarnason (14 January 1777 â 9 November 1838) was an Icelandic priest and poet based in Skagafjörður.
He was born in Djúpidalur in BlönduhlÃÂð, the son of Bjarni EirÃÂksson and his wife SigrÃÂður Jónsdóttir. He graduated from Hólar College in 1801. In the following years, he applied for various priesthoods but was not accepted, and it was believed that this could be traced to some extent to his writing of verses and language. He married SigrÃÂður Jónsdóttir from Litla-Dunhagi, Hörgárdalur and they lived on various farms in the eastern part of Skagafjörður. Bjarnason eventually became a priest at RÃÂp in Hegranes in 1829 and held that post until his death.
Gissurarson's niece was EfemÃÂa Benediktsdóttir, wife of the historian GÃÂsli Konráðsson, and Hannes and GÃÂsli were friends and wrote together, including , which was published in 1834.