Einar Snorrason (died 1538), called Einar Ölduhryggjarskáld (lit. 'Einar the Old Ridge Poet'), was a 16th-century Icelandic priest and poet whose family played a significant role in the Icelandic Reformation.

Although definitive records do not exist, Einar is believed to be the son of a farmer, Snorra Sveinssonar, and born in Miklaholtshrepur in northwest Iceland. It is recorded that in 1497 Einar was ordained as a priest and settled at Stað á Ölduhrygg. He became a well known enough poet for Bishop Jón Arason to refer to him the greatest living poet in the west of Iceland, however none of his work remains.^{[1][lower-alpha 1]}

Einar's companion was Guðrún Oddsdóttir, the niece of Sveinn spaki Pétursson, the Bishop of Skálholt. Their sons were Pétur and Brandur Einarsson, known as Gleraugna-Pétur and Moldar-Brandur respectively; both became sheriffs. He also had at least two children with Ingiríði Jónsdóttur, a sister of Bishop Stefán Jónsson. Their son, Marteinn Einarsson, became the second Lutheran bishop of Iceland, while their daughter, Guðrún, married wealthy landowner Daði Guðmundsson.^[3]

Einar's sons and son-in-law all clashed with Catholic Bishop Jón Arason during the Icelandic Reformation, culminating with Daði capturing Jón and his sons at the Battle of Sauðafell.

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