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Njarðvík (farm)
Njarðvík () is an ancient farm in northeast Iceland. The descendants of its settlers are featured in several of the Sagas of Icelanders. History Viking Age The history of Njarðvík can be traced back to the settlement of Iceland The settlement of Iceland ( ) is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the ninth century, when Norsemen, Norse settlers migrated across the North Atlantic. The reasons for the migration are uncertain: later in the Middle Ages Icel ..., when Thorkel the Wise claimed all the land around the bay of Njarðvík.''The Book of Settlements'', Sturubók edition, ch. 78 His great-grandson Ketil Thrym lived at Njarðvík and became a chieftain after his father, Thidrandi the Old. Several other notable 10th- and 11th-century Icelanders were related to this family, who are known as the "House of Njarðvík" (Old Norse ''Njarðvíkingar''). ''The Saga of the People of Laxardal'' cites a lost "Saga of the House of Njarðvík," which may refer to a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagas Of Icelanders
The sagas of Icelanders (, ), also known as family sagas, are a subgenre, or text group, of Icelandic Saga, sagas. They are prose narratives primarily based on historical events that mostly took place in Iceland in the ninth, tenth, and early eleventh centuries, during the Saga Age. They were written in Old Icelandic, a western dialect of Old Norse, primarily on calfskin. They are the best-known specimens of Icelandic literature. They are focused on history, especially genealogical and family history. They reflect the struggle and conflict that arose within the societies of the early generations of Icelandic settlers. The Icelandic sagas are valuable and unique historical sources about medieval Scandinavian societies and kingdoms, in particular regarding pre-Christian religion and culture and the heroic age. Eventually, many of these Icelandic sagas were recorded, mostly in the 13th and 14th centuries. The 'authors', or rather recorders, of these sagas are largely unknown. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Settlement Of Iceland
The settlement of Iceland ( ) is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the ninth century, when Norsemen, Norse settlers migrated across the North Atlantic. The reasons for the migration are uncertain: later in the Middle Ages Icelanders themselves tended to cite civil strife brought about by the ambitions of the Norway, Norwegian king Harald I of Norway, but modern historians focus on deeper factors, such as a shortage of arable land in Scandinavia. Unlike Great Britain and Ireland, Iceland was unsettled land and could be claimed without conflict with existing inhabitants. On the basis of by Ari Þorgilsson, and , histories dating from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and providing a wealth of detail about the settlement, the years 870 and 874 have traditionally been considered the first years of settlement. However, these sources are largely unreliable in the details they provide about the settlement, and recent research focuses more heavily on archaeological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landnámabók
(, "Book of Settlements"), often shortened to , is a medieval Icelandic written work which describes in considerable detail the settlement () of Iceland by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries CE. is divided into five parts and over 100 chapters. The first part tells of how the island was found. The latter parts count settlers quarter by quarter, beginning with west and ending with south. It traces important events and family history into the 12th century. More than 3,000 people and 1,400 settlements are described. It tells where each settler settled and provides a brief genealogy of his or her descendants. Sometimes short anecdote-like stories are also included. lists 435 people (', which includes men and women) as the initial settlers, the majority of them settling in the northern and southwestern parts of the island. It remains an invaluable source on both the history and genealogy of the Icelandic people. Some have suggested a single author, while others have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana
''Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana'' (''The Short Saga of Gunnar, Thidrandi's Killer'') is a short saga (or þáttr) written in Old Norse in medieval Iceland. The events of the story take place in the Viking Age and concern Gunnar, a Norwegian merchant, who avenges his host's death in Iceland's Eastern Region, and must elude his enemies until he can safely escape the country. Classification ''The Short Saga of Gunnar, Thidrandi's Killer'' has traditionally been classified as a þáttr (a ''short saga'' in English, but often translated as a ''tale'') based on the short length of the text. The story, however, identifies itself as a saga with the concluding line "Here ends ''The Saga of Gunnar, Thidrandi's Killer''. For this reason, some scholars prefer to group it with the Sagas of Icelanders The sagas of Icelanders (, ), also known as family sagas, are a subgenre, or text group, of Icelandic Saga, sagas. They are prose narratives primarily based on historical events that mostly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Droplaugarsona Saga
Droplaugarsona saga () is one of the Icelanders' sagas, probably written in the 13th century. The saga takes place near Lagarfljót in the east of Iceland about 1000 AD. It tells the story of Grim (''Grímr'') and Helge (''Helgi''), sons of the widow Droplaug, as grown men. Helge is killed by Helge Åsbjørnsson (''Helgi Ásbjarnarson''). Grim avenges his brother's death by killing Åsbjørnsson. These are the same brothers who also appear in '' Fljótsdæla saga''. Some of the storyline of ''Droplaugarsona saga'' overlaps with that of '' Fljótsdæla saga'', although details often differ. Plot Summary The saga begins by introducing two brothers, Ketill Þrymr and Atli Grautr, sons of Þiðrandi, who are wealthy merchants from Húsastaðir in Skriðudalur, Iceland. They frequently travel overseas for trade. One spring, Ketill prepares his ship in Reyðarfjörður and sails, arriving in Konungahella (likely modern-day Kungälv in Sweden or Norway) in the autumn. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fljótsdæla Saga
Fljótsdæla saga () is one of the Icelandic sagas. It was probably the last one written, perhaps from the 1500s or 1600s. The text is known from several manuscripts which are from the early 1700s. It was likely written by an author in east Iceland and is a sequel to ''Hrafnkels saga''. The saga revolves around the lives and times of the residents of the Fljótsdalur region in Iceland, including Helge Åsbjørnsson (''Helgi Ásbjarnarson'') and of Grim (''Grímr'') and Helge (''Helgi''), two sons of the widow Droplaug, a pair of brothers who have their own saga, ''Droplaugarsona saga''. Plot and Themes Fljótsdæla saga primarily focuses on the lives of people in the Fljótsdalur region, with a significant portion dedicated to characters from Northeast Iceland who intermarry into local families. The most prominent characters are Grímr and Helgi Droplaugarson, sons of the widow Droplaug Spak-Bersadóttir. Their own saga, ''Droplaugarsona saga'', tells a similar tale. A no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxdæla Saga
''Laxdæla saga'' (), Old Norse ''Laxdœla saga'' (Old Norse pronunciation ) or ''The Saga of the People of Laxárdalur'', is one of the sagas of Icelanders. Written in the 13th century CE, it tells of people in the Breiðafjörður area in western Iceland from the late 9th century CE to the early 11th century CE. The saga particularly focuses on a love triangle between Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir, Kjartan Ólafsson and Bolli Þorleiksson. Kjartan and Bolli grow up together as close friends but the love they both have for Guðrún causes enmity between them. Second only to ''Njáls saga'' in the number of medieval manuscripts preserved, ''Laxdæla saga'' remains popular and appreciated for its poetic beauty and pathos. Authorship and sources As is the case with the other Icelanders' sagas, the author of ''Laxdæla saga'' is unknown. Since the saga has often been regarded as an unusually feminine saga, it has been speculated that it was composed by a woman. The author's extensive k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Iceland
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
