Ǫnundr performs magic and the ritual of a shooting arrow to claim the land he is to settle in Iceland.
62b. Ǫnundr Claims Land with Shooting Arrow and Magic
Ǫnundr víss hét maðr, er l... | There was a man called Onund ... |
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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 Magical ritual casting lots Landscape Pole Land-taking Shooting Arrow Arrow River
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Text sections: Anon Ldn 62bIV