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Before Floki sets sail towards Shetland and Iceland, he makes an altar on which he sacrifices to his three ravens for their guidance across the sea.
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LdnHb ch. 5b
5b. Floki's Sacrifice to His Ravens
Flóki Vilgerðarson hét víking... | There was a great Viking call... |
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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 Hb
Attributes: sea journey Sacrifice Blót Blótstaðr Altar Raven Sea
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Text sections: LdnHb ch. 5b