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Helgi sailed to Iceland with his family to eventually settle in the north by Eyjafjörður. He is of mixed faith and calls on both the Norse gods and the Christian god when traveling and choosing where to take land.
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[excerpt from] Ldn ch. 66b
66b. Helgi's Settlement in Iceland
Helgi enn magri fór til Íslan... | Helgi the Lean went to Icelan... |
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The Narratives of Landnámabók is set in the late 9th century where people from mainly Norse cultures leave their homelands and sail to Iceland in the north west to settle.
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(Contributed by Liv Marit Aurdal.)
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Main text: Landnámabók
Attributes: Ritual Landscape Fertility Christian faith Fire Travel Island Pig
Text sections: Anon Ldn 66bIV