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Auðr, a baptised Christian, establishes sites for religious practice, used by both Christians and pagans through time.
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[excerpt from] Ldn ch. 37b
37b. Auðr Settles in Iceland
Auðr nam ǫll Dalalǫnd í innan... | Aud took possession of the en... |
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The narrative of Landnámabók is set in the late 9th/early 10th century where people from mainly Norse cultures leave their homelands and sail to Iceland in the north west to settle. Landnámabók survives in 5 medieval manuscripts all dating to late 13th century and later. Sturlubók by Sturla Þórðarson, Hauksbók by Haukr Erlendsson (based on Sturlubók and a lost version by Styrmir Kárason), Melabók, Skarðsárbók and Þórðarbók.
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(Contributed by Liv Marit Aurdal.)
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Main text: Landnámabók
Attributes: Sacrifice Christianity Landscape Temple Christian faith Hóf Baptism Holy mountain/hill Cross Land-taking River
Named things: Auðr
Text sections: Anon Ldn 37bIV