Ævarr arrives in Iceland and takes land by erecting a pole, claiming land for his son Véfrøðr to farm.
59b. Ævarr takes land in Iceland
Ævarr kom skipi sínu í Blǫndu... | Ævar brought his ship into Bl... |
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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: Ritual Landscape Pole Land-taking
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Text sections: Anon Ldn 59bIV