Hallsteinn sacrifices to Þórr in hope of receiving highseat pillars.
44b. Hallsteinn's Highseat Pillars
Hallsteinn son Þórólfs Mostra... | Hallstein, son of Thorolf Mos... |
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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.
(Contributed by Liv Marit Aurdal.)
Main text: Landnámabók
Attributes: tree Sacrifice Ritual Blót naming the landscape High-seat pillar Land-taking
Named things: Þórr
Text sections: Anon Ldn 44bIV