Haukadalur is a valley in
Dalabyggð municipality, found in the
Western Region of Iceland.
The valley is known as the likely birthplace of
Leif Erikson, whose father,
Erik the Red, had established the farmstead
Eiríksstaðir
Eiríksstaðir () is the former homestead of Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, known as Erik the Red, at Haukadalur (Dalabyggð), Haukadalur Valley in the Dalasýsla region of Iceland. It was likely the birthplace of his son Leif Erikson, Leif Eiríksson, the ...
there around 970 AD.
Other settlements within the valley include: , Leikskálar, Saursstaðir, and Stóra-Vatnshorn.
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Valleys of Iceland
Western Region (Iceland)