Munarvágr was a location on the southern shore of
Samsø, which is mentioned in the
legendary saga
A legendary saga or ''fornaldarsaga'' (literally, "story/history of the ancient era") is a Norse saga that, unlike the Icelanders' sagas, takes place before the settlement of Iceland.The article ''Fornaldarsagor'' in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' (1991 ...
s ''
Hervarar saga'' and ''
Ragnar Lodbrok's saga''.
In the ''Hervarar saga'', it is where
Hjalmar and
Orvar-Odd fought
Angantyr and his brothers, the sons of
Arngrim. Later, Angantyr's daughter
Hervor steps ashore in her quest to claim the enchanted sword
Tyrfing from the
barrow-wight of her own father.
In an epilogue to the ''Ragnar Lodbrok's saga'', some men find a wooden idol, 40
ells high, which chants to them that it had been raised by the sons of Ragnar Lodbrok.
References
Places in Norse mythology
Saga locations
Tyrfing cycle
Samsø
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