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At a great feast Auðr prophesied her own death. She is later buried away from unconsecrated earth, as was her wish as a devout Christian.
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[excerpt from] Ldn ch. 40b
40b. Aður Prophesies Her Own Death
Auðr var vegskona mikil. Þá e... | Aud was a woman of great dign... |
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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: Heathen Prophecy Feast Burial Landscape Christian faith Baptism Funeral customs Sea Ritual Space
Named things: Auðr
Text sections: Anon Ldn 40bIV