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The place names in the sagas. Drawn from the glossed Old Norse texts only
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A
Aðalból
chief homestead
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
2
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Aðalsýsla
main district
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
119
Agðanes
headland of Agðir (Agder)
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
Agðir
Agder, region in southern Norway
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
9
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
3
Áivangar
Ái's plains
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
Aldi
wave
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
57
Alftá
swan river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
Álftafjǫrðr
swan fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
41
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
Alftanes
swan headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Áll
channel (deep, narrow water lane)
Brennu-Njáls saga
113
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
113
·
Odds þáttr Ófeigssonar
1
Almannakambr
everyone's ridge
Finnboga saga ramma
36
Almenningr
common land
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
131
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
25
·
Íslendingabók
4
Álptafjǫrðr
swan fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
100
·
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
5
Álreksstaðir
Álrekr's homesteads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
Alviðra
all-weather (exposed to every wind)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
Álǫst
eel harvest (uncertain compound of 'áll' eel and an obscure second element)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
Ambáttará
slave-woman's river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
44
Ánabrekka
Áni's slope
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Andakíll
duck inlet
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Andakílsá
river of Andakíll (duck valley)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Annmarkastaðir
blemish steads
Gísla saga Súrssonar
18
Ármannsfell
steward's mountain
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
15
Arnareyrr
eagle's gravel bank
Finnboga saga ramma
22
Arnarfjǫrðr
eagle's fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
Arnarhváll
eagle's hill
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Arnarstaðir
eagle's steads
Ljósvetninga saga
23
Arnarstapi
eagle's crag
Eiríks saga rauða
3
Arnarvatnsheiði
eagle's lake heath
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
54
Arneiðarstaðir
Arneiðr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Árnes
river headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Arnkelsbrekka
Arnkell's slope
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
Arnlaugsfjǫrðr
Arnlaugr's fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Arnþrúðarstaðir
Arnþrúðr's steads
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
Ás
ridge
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Ásbjarnarnes
Ásbjǫrn's headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
28
·
Laxdœla saga
31
Ásbjarnarstaðir
Ásbjǫrn's steads
Laxdœla saga
6
Ásgarðshólar
hills of Ásgarðr (enclosure of the Æsir/gods)
Eyrbyggja saga
65
Ásgeirsá
Ásgeirr's river
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
·
Laxdœla saga
40
Áslaugarhlíð
Áslaug's slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Ásmundargnúpr
Ásmundr's peak
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
Ásmundarstaðir
Ásmundr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
Áss
ridge
Brennu-Njáls saga
122
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
122
Atlaey
Atli's island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
43
Atlavík
Atli's bay
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Atley
Atli's island (uncertain)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
44
Auðolfsstaðir
Auðólfr's homestead
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
Auðsstaðir
Auðr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Auðunarstaðir
Auðunn's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
Aurland
gravel land
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
32
Aurriðaá
trout river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
Austfirðingafjórðungr
quarter of the East-firthers
Brennu-Njáls saga
22
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
22
·
Íslendingabók
11
also: East-firthers' quarter
Austfirðir
east fjords
Íslendingabók
4
Austfjǫrðr
east fjord
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
9
·
Finnboga saga ramma
42
Austmannafall
eastmen's (Norwegians') fall
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Austragðir
eastern Agðir (Agder), meaning of 'Agðir' itself uncertain
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
Austrvegr
east way
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
·
Ljósvetninga saga
29
B
Bálagarðssíða
beacon-yard's coast
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
119
Bálkastaðir
Bálki's farmstead
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
Balljǫkull
ball glacier
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
54
Barða
valleys
Íslendingabók
6
Barðastrǫnd
beard/prow shore
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
·
Laxdœla saga
33
Barkarstaðir
Börkr's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
14
Beigaðarhóll
Beigaðr's hill
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Berðla
unclear, possibly related to a personal name or old word of uncertain meaning
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
1
Berjanes
berry headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
64
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
64
Bersagǫtur
Bersi's paths
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
Bersastaðir
Bersi's steading
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Berufjǫrðr
bare fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
7
Berunes
Bera's headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
100
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Beruvík
she-bear's bay
Brennu-Njáls saga
158
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
158
Bessastaðir
Bessi's homestead
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
Bitra
bitter (fjord)
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
43
·
Kormáks saga
15
Bjarkey
birch island
Eyrbyggja saga
65
Bjarmaland
land of the Bjarmians (Permians)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
37
·
Kormáks saga
25
Bjarnardalr
bear's valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
Bjarnarey
Bjǫrn's island
Laxdœla saga
76
Bjarnarfjǫrðr
Bjǫrn's fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
·
Laxdœla saga
9
Bjarnarhǫfn
Bjǫrn's harbour
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Bjarnarsker
bear's skerry
Droplaugarsona saga
6
Bjarnartaða
Bjǫrn's home-fields
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
33
Bjarney
bear island
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Laxdœla saga
14
Bjarneyjar
bear islands
Brennu-Njáls saga
9
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
9
Bjǫrgvin
Bergen
Laxdœla saga
11
Bláfjǫll
blue mountains
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
Blanda
the mixed one (river of blended waters)
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Bláserkr
blue shirt
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Bláskógaheiði
blue-woods heath
Brennu-Njáls saga
23
Bláskógaheiðr
blue-woods heath
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
8
·
Laxdœla saga
35
·
Vatnsdœla saga
39
Bláskógar
blue woods
Íslendingabók
4
Bláskógr
blue/dark woods
Ölkofra þáttr
1
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
1
Bleiksmýrardalr
pale bog's valley
Ljósvetninga saga
10
Blundsvatn
Blund-Ketill's lake
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
83
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
Blǫndudalr
Blanda river's valley
Hrómundar þáttr halta
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
17
Blǫnduóss
mouth of the Blanda river (river of mixed/turbid waters)
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
·
Laxdœla saga
11
Bollatóft
Bolli's ruined homestead site
Laxdœla saga
55
Bólstaðarhlíð
farmstead's slope
Finnboga saga ramma
30
Bolungarhǫfn
harbour of the young whale (uncertain first element)
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Bolungarvellir
fields of the whale-calf(?) (bolungr uncertain)
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Bolungarvǫllr
young whale's field
Droplaugarsona saga
9
Borðeyri
board/plank gravel-spit
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
13
·
Hrómundar þáttr halta
2
Borðeyrr
board gravel-bank
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
2
·
Finnboga saga ramma
33
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Laxdœla saga
20
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Borgardalr
fort valley
Eyrbyggja saga
8
Borgarfjǫrðr
fort fjord
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
8
·
Droplaugarsona saga
6
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
27
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
22
·
Ljósvetninga saga
25
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
·
Íslendingabók
6
Borgarhóll
fort hill
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
12
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Borgarhraun
fort lava-field
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Borgarland
fort land
Finnboga saga ramma
38
Borgarlœkr
fort stream
Eyrbyggja saga
7
Brákarsund
Brák's sound
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
Brattabrekka
steep slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
67
Brattahlíð
steep slope
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Breiðá
broad river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
Breiðabólstaðr
broad farmstead
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
68
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
·
Íslendingabók
12
Breiðafjarðardalir
broad fjord's valleys
Brennu-Njáls saga
1
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
57
Breiðafjarðardalr
broad fjord's dales
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Breiðafjǫrðr
broad fjord
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
9
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
24
·
Laxdœla saga
3
·
Íslendingabók
3
Breiðasund
broad sound
Laxdœla saga
19
Breiðavað
broad ford
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Breiðavík
broad bay
Eyrbyggja saga
15
·
Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana
2
Breiðdal
broad valley
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
87
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Breiðdalsheiðr
broad valley heath
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
Breiðfirðingafjórðungr
Broad-firthers' quarter
Íslendingabók
11
Breiðifjǫrðr
broad fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
Brekkuland
slope land
Kormáks saga
14
Brenney
burning islands
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
48
·
Kormáks saga
26
·
Laxdœla saga
12
Bretland
Britain, land of the Britons
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
51
·
Kormáks saga
27
Brettingsstaðir
Brettingr's steads
Finnboga saga ramma
1
·
Ljósvetninga saga
30
Brimar
Bremen
Grœnlendinga saga
9
Brokey
sedge island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Brúará
bridge river
Brennu-Njáls saga
137
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
137
Brynjubrekka
byrnie's slope
Ljósvetninga saga
19
Búastaðir
Búi's steads
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Búðardalr
booth valley
Laxdœla saga
13
Búðarhamar
booth crag
Eyrbyggja saga
39
Búlandshǫfði
cattle-land headland
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Búlandsnes
farmland headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
102
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
102
Búrfell
storehouse mountain
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
Byrða
burden (possibly related to Old Norse 'byrðr', a load)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
Byrgisvík
enclosed bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Byskupstunga
bishop's tongue (tongue of land)
Brennu-Njáls saga
137
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
137
Bægifótshǫfði
limp-foot's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
34
Bægisá
hindrance river
Ljósvetninga saga
13
Bǫðvarsdalr
Böðvarr's valley
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
·
Ölkofra þáttr
3
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
3
·
Þorsteins þáttr stangarhǫggs
1
Bǫðvarshóll
Bǫðvarr's hill
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
12
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
D
Dalaheiðr
dales' heath
Laxdœla saga
36
Dalalǫnd
valley lands
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
Dalir
valleys
Brennu-Njáls saga
6
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
7
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
·
Íslendingabók
6
Dalsbœr
valley farm
Valla-Ljóts saga
7
Danmǫrk
Denmark
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
·
Eyrbyggja saga
29
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
7
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Kormáks saga
3
·
Laxdœla saga
12
·
Ljósvetninga saga
29
·
Íslendingabók
8
Deildarhjalli
disputed ledge
Hrómundar þáttr halta
1
Deildartunga
tongue of land shared in division
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
Desjarmýrr
haystack's bog
Droplaugarsona saga
6
Digramúli
grey headland
Eyrbyggja saga
29
Digranes
thick headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Dímun
possibly "two peaks" (from an older *tví-hamun, "two humps")
Eyrbyggja saga
22
Dímunarvágr
Dímun's (two-peaked island's) bay
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
Dinganes
assembly headland
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Djúpá
deep river
Finnboga saga ramma
9
Djúpadalr
deep dale
Víga-Glúms saga
25
Djúpadalsá
deep valley's river
Víga-Glúms saga
13
Djúpafjǫrðr
deep fjord
Laxdœla saga
31
Dofrafjall
Dofri's mountain
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
63
Draflastaðir
curd steads
Ljósvetninga saga
22
Drafnarnes
wave headland
Laxdœla saga
24
Drangey
pillar/sea-stack island
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
67
Drápuhlíð
slaughter slope
Eyrbyggja saga
7
Drepstokkr
killing-log
Grœnlendinga saga
2
Dritsker
dung skerry
Eyrbyggja saga
4
Dufgusdalr
Dufgus's valley
Eyrbyggja saga
42
Dúfunesskeið
Dúfunes racecourse
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
54
Dumbsbakki
Dumbr's bank
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
2
Dungalsbœr
Duncansby, Caithness — Dungall's farm (Dungall from Irish Dúngal)
Brennu-Njáls saga
83
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
83
Dungalsgnípa
Dungal's peak
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
86
Dyflinn
Dublin
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
29
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Laxdœla saga
21
Dýrafjǫrðr
animal fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
12
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
Dǫgurðará
breakfast river
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
Dǫgurðardalr
day-meal's dale
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Dǫgurðarnes
day-meal headland
Eyrbyggja saga
22
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Dǫnustaðir
Dani's farmstead
Laxdœla saga
52
E
Egilsskarð
Egill's mountain pass
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Egilsstaðir
Egill's steads
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
Eiðar
isthmuses
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
71
Eiðaskógr
forest of the isthmuses
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
70
Eiðsjór
isthmus lake
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
Einarsnes
Einarr's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
Einarsvarða
Einarr's cairn
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
6
Einbúabrekka
hermit's slope
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
Einbúanes
hermit's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
Einhamarr
one crag
Gísla saga Súrssonar
36
Einkunnir
markers/tokens (uncertain)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Einn
one, alone
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
Eiríksey
Eiríkr's island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Eiríksfjǫrðr
Eiríkr's fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Íslendingabók
7
Eiríkshólmar
Eiríkr's islets
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Eiríksstaðir
Eiríkr's steads
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Eiríksvágr
Eiríkr's bay
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Ekkjufell
widow's fell
Droplaugarsona saga
11
Eldgrímsholt
Eldgrímr's wood
Laxdœla saga
37
Eldgrímsstaðir
Eldgrímr's farmstead
Laxdœla saga
37
Elfaraskáld
poet of the Elfar district (region by the Gaut river)
Brennu-Njáls saga
77
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
77
Elliðaey
cargo-ship island
Eyrbyggja saga
22
Elliði
a type of ship (perhaps 'the swift one')
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
·
Kormáks saga
11
En
Iceland
Eyrbyggja saga
25
Engey
meadow island
Brennu-Njáls saga
13
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
13
Engihlíð
meadow slope
Vatnsdœla saga
47
England
England
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
17
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
19
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
7
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Kormáks saga
27
·
Laxdœla saga
41
·
Ljósvetninga saga
31
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
8
·
Íslendingabók
10
Esjuberg
Esja's mountain/rock
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Espihóll
aspen hill
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Eyfirðingafjórðungr
Eyjafjörður-people's quarter
Íslendingabók
11
Eyjafjall
island mountains
Laxdœla saga
41
Eyjafjarðará
Eyjafjörður river
Ljósvetninga saga
14
Eyjafjarðardalr
valley of island fjord
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Eyjafjǫrðr
island fjord
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
1
·
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Finnboga saga ramma
25
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
·
Laxdœla saga
3
·
Ljósvetninga saga
6
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
5
·
Vatnsdœla saga
40
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
·
Íslendingabók
3
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
1
Eyjar
islands
Brennu-Njáls saga
83
Eyjardalsá
island valley's river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
64
Eyjarengi
island meadow
Vatnsdœla saga
31
Eyjarvað
island ford
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Laxdœla saga
62
Eyrar
gravel banks/sandbanks
Grœnlendinga saga
2
Eyrargilsá
gravel-bank ravine river
Droplaugarsona saga
10
Eyrarmaðr
man from Eyrr (gravel bank/sandbar)
Bandamanna saga
9
·
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
9
Eyrarskógr
gravel-bank wood
Ljósvetninga saga
20
Eyrasund
Öresund, "gravel-bank sound"
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
5
Eyvindará
Eyvindr's river
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
9
Eyvindardalr
Eyvindr's valley
Droplaugarsona saga
9
Eyvindarfjǫll
Eyvindr's mountains
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
Eyvindarfjǫrðr
Eyvindr's fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
Eyvindarstaðir
Eyvindr's homesteads
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Eyvindartorfa
Eyvindr's turf-patch
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
F
Fagrabrekka
fair slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Hrómundar þáttr halta
5
Fagrabrekkuland
fair slope's land
Hrómundar þáttr halta
1
Fagraskógafjall
fair birchwood(s) mountain
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
58
Fagridalr
fair valley
Vápnfirðinga saga
11
Fagriskógar
fair woods
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
Fagriskógr
fair wood
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
Fangabrekka
wrestling slope
Ljósvetninga saga
11
·
Víga-Glúms saga
13
Fannardalr
snowdrift valley
Droplaugarsona saga
9
Fáskrúðsbakki
bank of the (river) Fáskrúð, of uncertain meaning
Vápnfirðinga saga
15
Fellshverfi
fell district
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
101
Fenhring
fen ring
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
37
Fibuli
unknown, likely a pre-Norse or obscure Norwegian fjord-name
Gísla saga Súrssonar
1
Finnbogakambr
Finnbogi's ridge
Finnboga saga ramma
27
Finnbogastaðir
Finnbogi's homestead
Finnboga saga ramma
38
Finnbogasteinn
Finnbogi's stone
Finnboga saga ramma
9
Finnland
land of the Finns
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
14
Finnmǫrk
land of the Sámi
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
13
Firðafylki
fjord district
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
2
Fiskilœkjarhverfi
fish brook district
Víga-Glúms saga
16
Fiskilœkr
fish brook
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
38
Fiskivatn
fish lakes
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
54
·
Laxdœla saga
57
Fit
meadow by the water
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
32
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
Fitjar
marshy meadows
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
Fjarðafylki
fjord district
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
Fjarðarhorn
fjord's corner
Eyrbyggja saga
58
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
28
Fjósatunga
cowshed tongue
Ljósvetninga saga
4
Flatey
flat island
Gísla saga Súrssonar
25
Flateyjardalr
valley of Flat Island
Finnboga saga ramma
1
·
Ljósvetninga saga
23
Flateyjardalsheiðr
heath of flat island valley
Finnboga saga ramma
23
Flisuhverfi
splinter district
Eyrbyggja saga
56
Fljótsdalr
river's valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
5
Fljótsdalsheiði
heath of the river valley
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Fljótsdalshérað
district of the river valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
9
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Fljótsheiði
river's heath
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
20
Fljótshlíð
river's slope
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Laxdœla saga
40
Fljótshverfi
river quarter
Ljósvetninga saga
5
Fljótstunga
river tongue (tongue of land by the river)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
Flói
marshy area
Eyrbyggja saga
60
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Flókadalr
Flóki's valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
Flókadalsá
Flóki's valley river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
Flókadalsáróss
mouth of Flóki's valley river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
Flyðrunes
flatfish headland
Gísla saga Súrssonar
3
Flysjuhverfi
district of the stripped land
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Flǫt
flat, level ground
Eyrbyggja saga
13
Fnjóskadalr
rotten-wood valley; from fnjóskr 'rotten wood, tinder', after the river Fnjóská
Ljósvetninga saga
6
Fold
land, earth
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
·
Eyrbyggja saga
40
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Grœnlendinga saga
2
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
11
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
22
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
6
·
Kormáks saga
22
Fornastaðir
old steads
Ljósvetninga saga
28
Fornhagi
old pasture
Víga-Glúms saga
28
Fornistaðir
old steads
Ljósvetninga saga
22
Forsá
waterfall river
Gísla saga Súrssonar
27
Forsárskógr
waterfall river's forest
Brennu-Njáls saga
116
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
116
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
Forsdalr
waterfall valley
Droplaugarsona saga
4
Forsœludalr
shady valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Freyfaxahamarr
Freyfaxi's crag
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
15
Friðarey
peace island
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Friðmundará
Friðmundr's river
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Frísland
Frisia, land of the Frisians
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
49
Fróðá
fertile river
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Fróðárland
land of Fróðá (the 'wise/fertile river')
Eyrbyggja saga
15
Fróðárós
mouth of the Fróðá (wise river)
Eyrbyggja saga
40
Furðustrandir
wonder strands
Eiríks saga rauða
8
Furðustrǫnd
wonder strands
Eiríks saga rauða
9
Furusund
pine strait
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
18
Færey
the Faroe Islands
Droplaugarsona saga
7
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Laxdœla saga
4
G
Gaflfellsheiði
gable fell's heath
Eyrbyggja saga
62
Galmarstrǫnd
shore of Galmar (uncertain first element)
Laxdœla saga
86
Garðar
enclosures, yards
Grœnlendinga saga
2
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
9
·
Ljósvetninga saga
18
Garðshorn
garth's corner
Finnboga saga ramma
29
Garpsdalr
warrior's valley
Laxdœla saga
34
Gáseyrr
goose sandbank
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
37
Gásir
geese
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
37
·
Ljósvetninga saga
23
·
Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helmings
1
Gaular
uncertain, perhaps related to a river name meaning 'the roaring one'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
2
Gaulardalr
Gaula river's valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
100
Gautelfr
Gautar's river (the Göta river)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
18
Gautland
land of the Gautar (Geats)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
76
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
3
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
7
·
Laxdœla saga
38
·
Ljósvetninga saga
30
·
Vatnsdœla saga
3
·
Íslendingabók
11
Gautsdalr
Gautr's valley
Vatnsdœla saga
17
Geilastofnar
gully stumps
Brennu-Njáls saga
54
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
54
Geirdalsá
goat valley river
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Geirolfseyrr
Geirólfr's gravel bank
Droplaugarsona saga
5
Geirshlíð
Geirr's slope
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
Geirvǫr
spear landing-place (uncertain first element)
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Geirþjófsfjǫrðr
Geirþjófr's fjord
Gísla saga Súrssonar
20
Geitahella
goat rock
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
Geitaskarð
goats' pass
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
Geitdalr
goat valley
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
Geitishamrar
Geiti's crags
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
Geitland
goat land
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
Geitlandsjǫkull
goat land's glacier
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
Gemlufallsheiði
heath of Gemlufall (old ewe's waterfall/slope)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
Gervidalr
artificial valley (uncertain first element)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
Giljá
gully river
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Gilsá
ravine river
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
Gilsáreyri
gravel bank of the ravine river
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
Gilsbakki
gully bank
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
44
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
4
Gilsfjǫrðr
gully fjord
Laxdœla saga
34
Gjǫgr
narrow rocky channel/gully
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
Gjǫll
the loud one, resounding
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
Glaumbœjarland
land of the farm of merriment/din (glaumr 'noise, merriment' + bær 'farm' + land 'land')
Grœnlendinga saga
9
Glaumbœr
merriment farm
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
·
Grœnlendinga saga
9
Gleipnisvellir
Gleipnir's plains
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Glerá
glass river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
Glerárskógar
woods of Gler river (glass river)
Eyrbyggja saga
14
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
37
Gljúfrá
ravine river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Glæsiskelda
Glæsir's spring
Eyrbyggja saga
63
Gnúpafell
peaks' mountain
Valla-Ljóts saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
25
Gnúpsdalr
Gnúpr's valley
Kormáks saga
3
Gnúpufell
peak's fell
Ljósvetninga saga
13
Gnúpufellsá
Gnúpufell's river
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
Gnúpuskarð
peak notches
Laxdœla saga
32
Gnúpverjahreppr
district of the people of Gnúpr (peak)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
Goddastaðir
Goddi's steads
Laxdœla saga
14
Goðaskógr
the goðar's wood
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Ölkofra þáttr
1
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
1
Goðdalir
gods' valleys
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
119
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
81
·
Ljósvetninga saga
3
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
14
Granaskeið
Grani's race-course
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Granastaðir
Grani's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Grenjar
fox dens
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
2
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
7
Grettisbúr
Grettir's storehouse
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
82
Grettisgeil
Grettir's ravine
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
10
Grettishaf
Grettir's lift
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
Grettisoddi
Grettir's point
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
Grettisþúfa
Grettir's hillock
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
84
Grikkland
Greece, land of the Greeks
Finnboga saga ramma
18
Grímarsstaðir
Grímarr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Grímolfsfit
Grímólfr's fit (grassy strip of land by water)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Grímolfslœkr
Grímólfr's brook
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Grímolfsstaðir
Grímólfr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Grímsá
Grímr's river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Grímsbyggð
Grímr's settlement
Droplaugarsona saga
14
Grímsdalr
Grímr's valley
Laxdœla saga
37
Grímsey
Grímr's island
Valla-Ljóts saga
8
Grímsholt
Grímr's wood
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
Grímsnes
Grímr's headland
Droplaugarsona saga
1
Grímstunga
Grímr's tongue of land
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Grímstungur
Grímr's tongues of land
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Grindavík
gate/fence bay
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Grísartunga
Gríss's tongue of land
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Laxdœla saga
37
Grjótármaðr
stony-river man
Brennu-Njáls saga
97
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
97
Grjótteigr
stony strip of land
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
5
Grjótteigsá
stony meadow river
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
5
Grjótteigssel
shieling of stony meadow
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
5
Gruflunaust
boat-shed of Grufla (uncertain first element)
Eyrbyggja saga
45
Grund
grassy plain
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
55
·
Eyrbyggja saga
22
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
14
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
32
·
Kormáks saga
3
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
3
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Grýtubakki
stony bank
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Grœnland
Greenland
Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka
1
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
38
·
Ljósvetninga saga
31
·
Íslendingabók
7
Grœnlandsbyggð
Greenland's settlement
Íslendingabók
1
Grœnmór
green moor
Finnboga saga ramma
10
Guðbrandsstaðir
Guðbrandr's steads
Vatnsdœla saga
38
Guðdalir
god's dales
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Laxdœla saga
80
Guðlaugshǫfði
Guðlaugr's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Guðmundarey
Guðmundr's island
Laxdœla saga
18
Guðmundarstaðir
Guðmundr's steads
Vápnfirðinga saga
4
Gufá
steam river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
83
Gufuá
steam river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
27
Gufuárós
mouth of Gufuá (steam river)
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
2
Gufuáróss
mouth of steam river
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Laxdœla saga
40
Gufudalr
Gufi's valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
Gufufjǫrðr
Gufa's fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
Gufunes
steam headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
Gufuskálar
steam huts
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
Gunnarsholt
Gunnarr's holt (small wood)
Brennu-Njáls saga
19
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
19
Gunnarsstaðir
Gunnarr's steads
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
11
Gunnlaugarstaðir
Gunnlaug's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Gǫnguskarðsóss
estuary of the walking gap
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
76
Gǫrtar
enclosed fields
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
22
H
Haffjarðará
ocean-fjord river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Hafgrímsfjǫrðr
Hafgrímr's fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Hafnarfjǫll
harbour mountains
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Hafragil
he-goats' ravine
Laxdœla saga
48
Hafraklettr
goat cliff
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Hafratindr
goat peaks
Laxdœla saga
49
Hafrsá
he-goat's river
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Hafrsfjǫrðr
he-goat's fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
9
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
2
·
Vatnsdœla saga
8
Hafsfjarðarey
island of the sea-fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
56
Háfslœkr
dip-net brook
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Haganes
pasture headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
Hagbarðshǫfuð
Hagbarðr's head
Kormáks saga
3
Hálfdanartungur
Hálfdan's tongues of land
Ljósvetninga saga
18
Halland
Halland, region name possibly meaning 'high land'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
48
Hallbjarnarvǫrðum
Hallbjörn's cairns
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
2
Hallfreðargata
Hallfreðr's path
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
2
Hallfreðarstaðir
Hallfreðr's steads
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
Hallgeirsey
Hallgeir's island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Hallormsstaðir
Hallormr's farmsteads
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Hallsteinsnes
Hallsteinn's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Laxdœla saga
34
Hálogaland
land of the high fires (high-flame land)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Finnboga saga ramma
10
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
20
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
7
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
8
Hamarengi
crag meadow
Laxdœla saga
55
Hámundarstaðir
Hámundr's steads
Brennu-Njáls saga
19
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
19
Hanakambr
cock's comb
Víga-Glúms saga
26
Háramarsey
Haramsøy, island in Norway (first element of uncertain meaning)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
17
Harraból
Harri's dwelling
Laxdœla saga
31
Harrastaðir
Harri's farmsteads
Laxdœla saga
31
Haugabrekkur
mound slopes
Eyrbyggja saga
40
Haugasund
Haugesund, mound sound
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
57
Haugsgarðr
mound enclosure
Laxdœla saga
24
Haugsnes
mound ness
Eyrbyggja saga
9
·
Laxdœla saga
35
Haukadalr
hawk valley
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
12
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
·
Laxdœla saga
37
·
Íslendingabók
10
Haukadalsá
hawk valley's river
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
·
Laxdœla saga
59
Haukadalsárós
mouth of the Hawk-valley river
Gísla saga Súrssonar
9
Haukadalsskarð
pass of hawk-valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
23
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
23
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
42
Haukagil
hawks' ravine
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Hauksá
Haukr's river
Eyrbyggja saga
35
Heggsstaðir
Heggr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
Hegranessþing
assembly of Hegranes (heron peninsula)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
72
·
Laxdœla saga
81
·
Ljósvetninga saga
25
·
Víga-Glúms saga
14
Heiðarhús
heath houses
Finnboga saga ramma
23
Heinabergssandr
sandy plain by Heinaberg (whetstone rock)
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
101
Helgafell
holy mountain; home of Snorri goði
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
37
·
Laxdœla saga
36
Helgafellsland
land of the holy mountain
Eyrbyggja saga
14
Helgavatn
Helgi's lake
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
2
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Heljardalsheiðr
heath of Hel's valley
Laxdœla saga
83
Hellishólar
cave hills
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Hellisvellir
cave plains
Eiríks saga rauða
3
Hellugnúpsskarð
rock-peak's pass
Ljósvetninga saga
18
Helluland
land of flat stones
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Grœnlendinga saga
3
Helsingaborg
Helsingborg, Sweden — fort of the Helsingar, a people-name possibly meaning 'strait-dwellers'
Brennu-Njáls saga
82
Helsingaland
land of the Helsingar (Hälsingland, Sweden)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
Helsingjaborg
Helsingborg (Sweden), fort of the Helsingar (people-name of uncertain origin)
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
82
Heraðsdalr
district valley
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
Herðibreiðstunga
broad-shouldered tongue of land
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
Herðla
unclear; possibly related to 'herðr' (hard, shoulder-like ridge)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
57
Herðluver
Herðla's fishing station
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
57
Herjólfsfjǫrðr
Herjólfr's fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Herjólfsnes
Herjólfr's headland
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Hernar
Hernar, islands off western Norway near Bergen
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
2
Hestanes
horse headland
Laxdœla saga
87
Hestavað
horse ford
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Hestnes
horse headland
Laxdœla saga
88
Heydalr
hay valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
Híerúsalem
Jerusalem
Íslendingabók
11
Hildisey
Hildir's island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Hísing
opaque island name (perhaps 'the shining one' or from a root meaning inner/hidden)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
18
Hitará
she-otter river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
58
Hítardalr
valley of the Hít river ("bag" river)
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Hitarnes
headland of the Hítá river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
58
Hjallaland
land of the (rock) ledge
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Hjaltadalr
Hjalti's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Laxdœla saga
79
Hjaltland
Shetland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
Hjarðarhagi
herd pasture
Droplaugarsona saga
12
Hjarðarholt
herd's wood
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
·
Kormáks saga
12
·
Laxdœla saga
24
Hjarðarholtsland
land of herd wood
Laxdœla saga
31
Hjarðarskarð
herd's gap
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Hlaðir
Lade (Trondheim, Norway), from 'loading places/piers'
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
33
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
22
·
Eyrbyggja saga
25
·
Finnboga saga ramma
14
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
6
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
Hlíðarendi
slope's end
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Eyrbyggja saga
47
Hliðskjǫlf
gate's / slope's shelf (Óðinn's high seat)
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
6
Hnefilsdalr
Hnefill's valley
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Hofgarðar
temple enclosures
Eyrbyggja saga
42
Hofland
temple land
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Hofsholmar
temple holms
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
5
Hofsland
temple land
Vatnsdœla saga
31
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
Hofsstaðir
temple's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
4
Hofstaðir
temple steads
Eyrbyggja saga
9
Hofsvágr
temple bay
Eyrbyggja saga
4
Hólar
hills
Íslendingabók
10
Hólmar
islets/holms
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Hólmlátr
islet's seal-lair
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Hólsmaðr
man/men from Hóll (hill/knoll)
Laxdœla saga
35
Holtavǫrðuheiði
wooded-hill cairn heath
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
67
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
13
Holtavǫrðuheiðr
wooded-cairn heath
Brennu-Njáls saga
7
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
7
Hornafjǫrðr
horn fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
14
·
Eyrbyggja saga
13
Hrafnabjarg
ravens' rock
Ölkofra þáttr
1
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
1
Hrafnagil
raven's ravine
Ljósvetninga saga
22
·
Vatnsdœla saga
40
Hrafnagilslaug
hot spring/bathing pool of raven's gully
Víga-Glúms saga
11
Hrafnista
raven island (second element unclear)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
1
Hrafnkelsdalr
Hrafnkell's valley
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
Hrafnkelsstaðir
Hrafnkell's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Hrafnsfjǫrðr
raven's fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Hrafntóftir
raven's ruins (abandoned house sites)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Hrappsstaðir
Hrappr's farmstead
Laxdœla saga
10
Hraundalr
lava valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
Hraunfjǫrðr
lava fjord
Laxdœla saga
3
Hraunhafnarós
river mouth of lava harbour
Eyrbyggja saga
42
Hraunhafnaróss
river mouth of lava harbour
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
40
Hraunhǫfn
lava harbour
Eyrbyggja saga
40
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
Hraunsdalr
lava-field valley
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
13
Hreðuvatn
Hreða's lake
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
Hringaríki
Ringerike, "ring kingdom"
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
Hripkelsstaðir
Hripkell's farmsteads
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Hrísar
brushwoods
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
Hrísateigr
brushwood strip
Víga-Glúms saga
21
Hrísbrú
brushwood bridge
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
86
Hrísey
brushwood island
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Víga-Glúms saga
27
Hríseyjarnarfi
Narfi of Brushwood-island
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Hrólfsstaðir
Hrólfr's steads
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
Hrollaugsstaðir
Hrollaugr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
13
Hrolleifsdalr
Hrólfr's valley
Vatnsdœla saga
18
Hrossageilar
horse gullies
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
13
Hrossholt
horse wood
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Hrútafjarðará
river of ram fjord
Hrómundar þáttr halta
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Hrútafjarðarhals
ram fjord's ridge
Finnboga saga ramma
35
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Kormáks saga
8
Hrútafjǫrðr
ram's fjord
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
1
·
Finnboga saga ramma
33
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
13
·
Kormáks saga
7
·
Laxdœla saga
20
·
Ljósvetninga saga
31
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Hrútsstaðir
Hrútr's homestead
Laxdœla saga
19
Húfuhylr
cap pool
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Humra
the Humber (a river in England, of unknown pre-Celtic origin)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
59
Húnavatn
bear cub's lake
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Húnavatnsleið
Húnavatn's [bear cub/young whale lake] assembly district
Kormáks saga
21
Húnavatnsþing
assembly district of Húnavatn (bear cub/young bear lake)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
44
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Vatnsdœla saga
33
Hundadalr
dogs' valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Húsafell
houses' fell
Laxdœla saga
78
Húsanes
houses' headland
Gísla saga Súrssonar
20
Húsastaðir
houses stead
Droplaugarsona saga
1
Húsavík
house bay
Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana
2
·
Ljósvetninga saga
1
Hvalfjǫrðr
whale fjord
Laxdœla saga
3
Hvalsey
whale island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
Hvalshaushólmi
whale-skull islet
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Hvalshaushólmr
whale-skull islet
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Hválslœkr
Hváll's brook
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Hvammr
small grassy valley
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Finnboga saga ramma
36
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
10
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
5
·
Vatnsdœla saga
12
·
Íslendingabók
12
Hvammsdalr
valley of the small round valley/hollow
Laxdœla saga
35
Hvammsfjǫrðr
fjord of the small valley
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Hvammsleið
path to the small valley
Bandamanna saga
12
·
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
12
Hvammssveit
district of Hvammur (small valley)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
26
Hvanndalir
angelica dales
Vatnsdœla saga
40
Hvanneyrr
angelica gravel-bank
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
Hvarfsgnípa
turning-point peak
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Hvatastaðir
Hvati's steads
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Hvin
whistling place
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
7
Hvinisfjǫrðr
fjord of Hvin (first element obscure, perhaps a plant or 'whistling' name)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
3
Hvítá
white river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
17
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
38
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
·
Laxdœla saga
44
·
Vatnsdœla saga
18
Hvítadalr
white valley
Laxdœla saga
47
Hvítárvellir
plains of the white river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
Hvítsborg
white fort
Brennu-Njáls saga
158
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
158
Hæringshlaup
Hæringr's leap
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
76
Hǫð
battle
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
64
Hǫfðahverfi
headland district
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Hǫfðamaðr
headland men
Laxdœla saga
6
Hǫfðastrǫnd
headland's shore
Eiríks saga rauða
7
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Vatnsdœla saga
18
Hǫfði
headland
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Eiríks saga rauða
7
·
Eyrbyggja saga
18
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
26
·
Grœnlendinga saga
5
·
Laxdœla saga
20
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Vatnsdœla saga
18
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Hǫfn
harbour, haven
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
4
Hǫrðabólstaðr
Hörði's farmstead
Laxdœla saga
6
Hǫrðabrekka
Hörðar's slope
Valla-Ljóts saga
4
Hǫrðadalr
valley of the Hǫrðar (Norwegian tribe)
Laxdœla saga
6
Hǫrðaland
land of the Hörðar (people)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
9
·
Eyrbyggja saga
39
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
·
Laxdœla saga
11
Hǫrgárdalr
valley of the heathen-altar river
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Hǫskuldsey
Höskuldr's island
Eyrbyggja saga
11
Hǫskuldsstaðir
Hǫskuldr's homestead
Laxdœla saga
7
I
Illugastaðir
Illugi's steads
Ljósvetninga saga
4
Ingimundarhǫll
Ingimundr's hill
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Ingjaldshváll
Ingjaldr's hill
Eyrbyggja saga
61
Ingjaldssandr
Ingjaldr's sand
Laxdœla saga
50
Ingólfsfell
Ingólfr's mountain
Íslendingabók
2
Ingólfsfjǫrðr
Ingólfr's fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Ingólfsholt
Ingólfr's hill
Vatnsdœla saga
41
Ingólfshǫfði
Ingólfr's headland
Íslendingabók
2
Ingunnarstaðir
Ingunn's steads
Laxdœla saga
34
Innstrǫndum
inner strands
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Írland
Ireland
Droplaugarsona saga
4
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
29
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Kormáks saga
19
·
Laxdœla saga
13
Ísafjǫrðr
ice fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
Ísland
Iceland
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
2
·
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
3
·
Finnboga saga ramma
12
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
4
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
·
Kormáks saga
2
·
Laxdœla saga
2
·
Ljósvetninga saga
8
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
·
Íslendingabók
1
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Íslandi
Iceland
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Íslandshaf
Iceland's sea
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
8
·
Finnboga saga ramma
21
J
Jamtaland
land of the Jamtir (Jämtland, Sweden)
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
1
Jarðlangsstaðir
Jarðlangr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Jarlsnes
earl's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
53
Járnsíðulœkr
iron-side brook
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Jórunnarstaðir
Jórunn's steads
Víga-Glúms saga
17
Jórvík
York
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
51
Jótland
Jutland, land of the Jutes
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
48
Jótlandssíða
side/coast of Jutland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
49
Jǫkulsá
glacier river
Droplaugarsona saga
13
·
Finnboga saga ramma
1
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
·
Vatnsdœla saga
29
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Jǫkulsdalr
glacier's valley
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Jǫrundarfjall
Jörundr's mountain
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Jǫrvi
gravel bank
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
K
Kakalahóll
Kakali's hill
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Kaldakinn
cold cheek
Ljósvetninga saga
21
Kaldárdalr
cold river valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Kaldbak
cold ridge
Brennu-Njáls saga
14
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
14
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Kaldbakshorn
cold-back's peak
Brennu-Njáls saga
14
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
14
Kaldbakskleif
cold back's cliff
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Kaldbaksvík
cold back bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Kálfá
calf river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
Kálfanes
calf headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
Kalfshváll
calf's hill
Droplaugarsona saga
10
Kalfsvaðseyrr
calf-ford's gravel bank
Droplaugarsona saga
10
Kambgarðr
comb-yard
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Kambsheiði
comb's heath
Eyrbyggja saga
47
Kambsnes
comb headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Káragróf
Kári's pit
Brennu-Njáls saga
129
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
129
Kárhǫfði
Kár's headland
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
Karlsá
man's river
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
Karnsá
Kárn's river
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Karnsnes
Kárn's headland
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Kársstaðir
Kárr's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
32
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
6
Katanes
Caithness, Scotland, from Old Norse 'headland of the cat-folk (Picts)'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Laxdœla saga
4
Kaupangr
market town, trading place
Víga-Glúms saga
27
Kelda
spring
Eiríks saga rauða
9
·
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Laxdœla saga
46
·
Ljósvetninga saga
1
Keldudalr
spring valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
Kelduhverfi
spring district
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
38
·
Ljósvetninga saga
25
Kelduness
spring headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
38
Kerseyri
tub's gravel-bank
Hrómundar þáttr halta
1
Ketilseyri
Ketill's gravel spit
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
Ketilsfjǫrðr
Ketill's fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Kiðjaberg
kids' (young goats') rock
Brennu-Njáls saga
56
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
56
Kimbavágr
Kimbi's bay
Eyrbyggja saga
48
Kirjálaland
land of the Karelians
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
14
Kirkjubœr
church farm
Laxdœla saga
1
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
3
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
5
Kjalarey
keel island
Laxdœla saga
35
Kjalarnes
keel headland
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Grœnlendinga saga
5
·
Laxdœla saga
3
·
Íslendingabók
4
Kjalarnessþing
keel headland's assembly
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
10
Kjálkafjǫrðr
jawbone fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
25
Kjallaksá
Kjallakr's river
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Kjallaksstaðir
Kjallakr's farmsteads
Eyrbyggja saga
9
Klaufabrekka
cleft slope
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
Klifshagi
cliff pasture
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
Knappavǫllr
knob field
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
Knappstaðir
Knappr's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
72
Knarrareyrr
cargo-ship's gravel bank
Finnboga saga ramma
10
Knarrarnes
ship's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Laxdœla saga
38
Knarrarsund
ship (knǫrr) sound
Droplaugarsona saga
1
Knarrarvað
cargo ship's ford
Víga-Glúms saga
22
Knjúkr
knoll, hillock
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
Knútusel
Knútr's shieling
Droplaugarsona saga
9
Kolbeinsáróss
Kolbeinn's river mouth
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
9
Kolbeinsstaðir
Kolbeinn's farmstead
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Kolbeinsvík
Kolbeinn's cove
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Kolgrafafjǫrðr
coal-pit fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
61
Kolkistustraumr
coal-chest's current
Laxdœla saga
18
Kólkumýrar
Kólka's marshes
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Kollafjǫrðr
Kollr's fjord
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
2
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Kolsgjá
Kolr's gorge
Íslendingabók
4
Konungahella
Kungälv, Sweden, from Old Norse 'king's rock/skerry'
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
7
Kóranes
Kóri's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
Korkalœkjarvárþing
spring assembly of Korkalækr (the 'kork-brook')
Droplaugarsona saga
4
Krákunes
crow headland
Eyrbyggja saga
31
Krákunesskógr
forest of crow headland
Eyrbyggja saga
33
Kringlumýrr
round bog
Brennu-Njáls saga
151
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
151
Kristnes
Christ's headland
Laxdœla saga
3
·
Víga-Glúms saga
22
·
Íslendingabók
12
Króksdalr
Krókr's valley
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
Króksfjǫrðr
hook fjord
Laxdœla saga
34
Kroppr
hump, lump (of land)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
·
Laxdœla saga
57
Krossanes
cross headland
Grœnlendinga saga
5
Krossárdalr
cross river valley
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Krossavík
cross bay
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Laxdœla saga
69
·
Ljósvetninga saga
9
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
9
Krosshólar
cross hills
Eiríks saga rauða
1
Krossnes
cross headland
Eyrbyggja saga
12
Krossnesi
cross headland
Eyrbyggja saga
56
Krumshóll
Krumr's hill
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Krumskelda
crooked bog
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
58
Kræklingahlíð
periwinkle slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
Krǫfluhellir
claw cave
Vatnsdœla saga
44
Kunnjáttaborg
fortress of acknowledged consent (uncertain, possibly a corrupted or legendary name)
Brennu-Njáls saga
154
Kunnjáttr
Connacht (Ireland)
Brennu-Njáls saga
156
Kvenland
land of the Kvens
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
14
Kvíabekkr
pen brook
Valla-Ljóts saga
6
Kvígandafelli
heifer's fell
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
L
Lagarfljót
lake's river
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Lambadalr
lamb valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
·
Laxdœla saga
35
Lambastaðir
Lambi's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
58
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Laxdœla saga
20
Landbrot
broken land
Brennu-Njáls saga
149
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
149
Landeyjar
land islands
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
20
Landsnes
land's headland
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
5
Langá
long river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Langadalr
long valley
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Langafit
long meadow
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
29
Langahlíð
long slope
Ölkofra þáttr
1
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
1
Langaholt
long hill
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
Langanes
long headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
Langárfors
waterfall of the long river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
Langavatn
long lake
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
83
Langavatnsdalr
long lake's valley
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Langey
long island
Brennu-Njáls saga
89
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
89
Langholt
long wood
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
Laufás
leaf ridge
Ljósvetninga saga
23
Laugaból
hot spring farmstead
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
Laugabœr
hot-spring farm
Laxdœla saga
32
Laugaland
hot-spring land
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Víga-Glúms saga
22
Laugarbrekka
hot spring's slope
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
Laugardalr
hot spring valley
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
8
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Víga-Glúms saga
19
·
Íslendingabók
8
Laugarhús
hot spring houses
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
Laugarnes
hot spring headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
13
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
13
Laugarvatn
hot spring lake
Brennu-Njáls saga
136
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
136
Laugavatnsdalr
hot-spring lake valley
Laxdœla saga
62
Laxá
salmon river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Eyrbyggja saga
23
·
Laxdœla saga
5
·
Vatnsdœla saga
22
Laxárdalr
salmon river valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
9
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Laxárdalsheiðr
salmon-river-valley's heath
Brennu-Njáls saga
7
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
7
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
48
Laxáróss
mouth of the salmon river
Laxdœla saga
13
Laxfit
salmon meadow
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
Leginn
the lake
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
5
Leiðholmr
way islet
Kormáks saga
9
Leiðolfsstaðir
Leiðólfr's steads
Laxdœla saga
36
Leifsbúðir
Leifr's booths
Grœnlendinga saga
5
Leikskálar
play sheds
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
43
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
Leikskálavellir
play-shed fields
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Leirulœkr
clay brook
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
Leiruvágar
muddy bays
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Leiruvágr
muddy bay
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
79
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
9
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Leka
uncertain, possibly related to 'leaking' or a sloping shape
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
Leysingjastaðir
freedman's steads
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
Líðandisnes
passing headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
Lifangr
Levanger
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Limafjǫrðr
Limfjord, Denmark
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
69
Limgarðssíða
branch-fence coast
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
5
Ljá
uncertain; possibly related to a word for scythe
Laxdœla saga
33
Ljáeyrr
gravel bank by the river Ljá
Laxdœla saga
75
Ljárskógar
scythe woods
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
26
·
Laxdœla saga
46
Ljósavatn
bright lake
Droplaugarsona saga
15
·
Finnboga saga ramma
9
·
Ljósvetninga saga
1
·
Íslendingabók
6
Ljósavatnsskarð
pass of Ljósavatn (light lake)
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
12
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
4
Ljósvetningaleið
path of the people of Ljósavatn (light-waters)
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
119
·
Ljósvetninga saga
2
Ljótárdalr
valley of the Ljótá (ugly river)
Brennu-Njáls saga
12
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
12
Lokhellar
closed caves
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
Lokhellur
lid stones
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
Lómagnúpr
loon peak
Brennu-Njáls saga
133
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
133
Lón
lagoon
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
64
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
·
Íslendingabók
3
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Lónsheiðr
lagoon heath
Droplaugarsona saga
8
Lundarbrekka
grove slope
Ljósvetninga saga
23
Lygra
perhaps related to 'calm, still' (uncertain)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
Lyngdalsheiðr
heather valley heath
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
11
Lýsufjǫrðr
glow/light fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
6
Lœkjamót
confluence of streams
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
Lœkjarbugr
brook bend
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
Lœkjarskógr
brook wood
Laxdœla saga
59
Lǫgberg
law rock
Íslendingabók
5
Lǫgbergi
law rock
Ljósvetninga saga
16
·
Íslendingabók
8
M
Manarbygð
Man's settlement
Eyrbyggja saga
29
Marbœli
sea dwelling
Laxdœla saga
79
Markarfljót
woodland's river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Márskelda
horse's bog-spring
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
Mársstaðir
Már's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
Mávahlíð
gulls' slope
Eyrbyggja saga
8
Meðaldalr
middle valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Meðalfellsstrǫnd
middle mountain's shore
Brennu-Njáls saga
9
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
9
·
Eyrbyggja saga
9
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Melkorkustaðir
Melkorka's steads
Laxdœla saga
13
Melrakkahólsbardagi
arctic fox hill's battle
Finnboga saga ramma
38
Melrakkaslétta
arctic fox plain
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Vatnsdœla saga
29
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Melsland
gravel-bank's land
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
8
Merkiá
boundary river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Miðá
middle river
Laxdœla saga
6
Miðárdalr
middle river valley
Víga-Glúms saga
16
Miðdalir
middle dales
Kormáks saga
9
Miðfitjar
middle marsh-meadows
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
49
Miðfjarðarey
mid-fjord's island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
Miðfjarðarós
middle fjord's mouth
Odds þáttr Ófeigssonar
5
Miðfjarðarvatn
midfjord lake
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
Miðfjǫrðr
middle fjord
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
62
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
·
Kormáks saga
2
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
8
Miðjǫkull
mid glacier
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Miklabœr
great farm
Laxdœla saga
79
·
Ljósvetninga saga
26
Miklagarðr
Constantinople
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
85
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Laxdœla saga
73
·
Ljósvetninga saga
30
·
Íslendingabók
11
Minþakseyri
gravel spit of unclear 'Minþak'
Vatnsdœla saga
40
·
Íslendingabók
2
Mjófanes
narrow headland
Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana
5
Mjóla
the narrow one
Odds þáttr Ófeigssonar
2
Mjósyndi
narrow sound
Laxdœla saga
48
Mjóvanes
narrow headland
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Móberg
moor rock
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Móeiðarhváll
Móeiðr's hill
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Mógilslœkr
peat-bog gully stream
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Mosdalr
moss valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
29
Mósey
Mousa (island off Shetland), from Norse 'moss island'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
32
Móseyjarborg
fort of mossy island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
33
Mosfell
moss mountain
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Víga-Glúms saga
9
·
Íslendingabók
3
Mosfell hitt øfra
moss mountain
Íslendingabók
12
Mostr
unclear, name of an island off Norway (possibly related to 'gathering' or 'moot')
Eyrbyggja saga
2
Mosvellir
moss plains
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
Múlaþing
headland assembly-district
Droplaugarsona saga
8
Múli
muzzle, jutting crag
Kormáks saga
7
·
Laxdœla saga
37
Munúðarnes
desire headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
Mýnes
gnat headland
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Mýrar
marshes
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
38
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
Mýrœfi
Moray (region in Scotland)
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
86
Mývatn
midge lake
Ljósvetninga saga
10
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
12
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
4
Mývatnshverfi
midge lake district
Víga-Glúms saga
16
Mœri
Møre
Íslendingabók
3
Mœrr
Møre, Norway (etymology uncertain)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
22
·
Vatnsdœla saga
9
Mǫðrudalr
valley of the maðra (bedstraw) plant or river
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
Mǫðrudalsheiði
heath of Möðrudalur (valley of the obscure element 'móðr')
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
63
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Mǫðrufell
bedstraw fell
Ljósvetninga saga
22
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Mǫðruvǫllr
madder (plant) fields
Finnboga saga ramma
29
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
67
·
Laxdœla saga
86
·
Ljósvetninga saga
6
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Mǫrn
name of a mythical river, of unknown meaning
Eyrbyggja saga
40
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
Mǫrtunga
moor tongue (spit of land by a moor)
Brennu-Njáls saga
124
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
124
N
Naumdœlafylki
Naumdalir people's district
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
Naumudalr
Namdalen, valley of the Naumu river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Naustanes
boathouse ness
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
58
Naustdalr
boathouse valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
Nautabú
cattle farm
Vatnsdœla saga
27
Nefstaðir
nose's steads
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
Nes
headland
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
4
Nesland
ness land
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Nið
Nið, river name (possibly related to 'waning moon' or 'dark')
Laxdœla saga
40
Niðarhólm
Nið's islet
Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helmings
3
Njarðvík
Njǫrðr's bay
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Norðimbraland
Northumbria, from Old English 'land of the people north of the Humber'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
51
Norðlendingadómr
court of the Northerners
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
6
·
Ljósvetninga saga
11
Norðlendingafjórðungr
quarter of the northerners
Finnboga saga ramma
23
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Ljósvetninga saga
12
·
Vatnsdœla saga
33
·
Íslendingabók
6
Norðmandí
Normandy, from 'land of the Northmen'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
Norðmœri
northern border-land
Gísla saga Súrssonar
1
Norðmœrr
north Mœrr
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Laxdœla saga
1
Norðrá
north river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
62
Norðrárdalr
valley of the north river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
40
·
Ljósvetninga saga
26
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Norðrfjǫrðr
north fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Norðrlǫnd
north lands
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
85
·
Vatnsdœla saga
12
Norðrsel
north shieling
Laxdœla saga
48
Norðrtunga
north tongue (of land)
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
Noregr
Norway
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
11
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
3
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Finnboga saga ramma
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Grœnlendinga saga
2
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
1
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
20
·
Kormáks saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
1
·
Ljósvetninga saga
2
·
Vatnsdœla saga
1
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
·
Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helmings
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Norvegr
Norway
Íslendingabók
1
O
Oddaeyrr
point sandbar/gravel-spit
Víga-Glúms saga
27
Oddbjarnarleið
Oddbjǫrn's path
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Oddeyri
point's gravel bank
Ljósvetninga saga
13
Oddi
point of land, headland
Eyrbyggja saga
18
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
62
·
Ljósvetninga saga
31
Oddmarslœkr
Oddmarr's brook
Droplaugarsona saga
12
Oddsstaðir
Oddr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Ófeigsfjǫrðr
Ófeigr's fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
Ófeigsfors
Ófeigr's waterfall
Eyrbyggja saga
37
Ófeigsstaðir
Ófeigr's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
Óláfsey
Óláfr's islands
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Óláfsfjǫrðr
Óláfr's fjord
Valla-Ljóts saga
6
Orkney
Orkney
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
11
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
33
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Laxdœla saga
4
·
Ljósvetninga saga
18
·
Vatnsdœla saga
9
Ormarsstaðir
Ormarr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Ormsá
worm's river
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Ormsstaðir
Ormr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Orrahváll
black grouse's hill
Eyrbyggja saga
14
Orrastaðir
Orri's steads (Orri, 'black grouse', as a nickname)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
18
Orrustudalr
battle valley
Laxdœla saga
19
Orrustuholmr
battle islet
Kormáks saga
9
Orrustuhváll
battle hill
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
Ósland
river-mouth land
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
82
Ósló
Oslo
Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka
1
Óslóarfjǫrðr
Oslo fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
62
Ostrarfjǫrðr
fjord of the island Ostr
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
25
Otradalr
otter's dale
Brennu-Njáls saga
138
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
138
·
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
15
Óttarsstaðir
Óttarr's steads
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
Oxamýri
oxen's marsh
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
Oxamýrr
oxen marsh
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
P
Páfagarðr
pope's court
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
91
R
Rafalar
a place in the eastern Baltic (identification uncertain, possibly Estonia); no known meaning
Brennu-Njáls saga
30
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
30
Ránarvellir
Rán's fields
Laxdœla saga
55
Rangá
crooked river
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Rangárhverfi
crooked river's district
Íslendingabók
4
Rangárleið
road along the Rangá (crooked river)
Bandamanna saga
10
·
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
10
Rangárvellir
plains of the crooked river
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
2
·
Víga-Glúms saga
13
Rangárvǫllr
crooked river's plains
Brennu-Njáls saga
6
Rangæingabúð
Rangæingar's booth
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
2
Rangæingafjórðungr
Rangá-people's quarter
Íslendingabók
11
Rauðamelr
red gravel-bank
Eyrbyggja saga
12
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Rauðavíkrhǫfði
red bay's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
37
Rauðilœkr
red brook
Ljósvetninga saga
5
Rauðsgil
Rauðr's ravine
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
Raufarnes
rift headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
Raumsdalr
valley of the Raumar (a people name)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Laxdœla saga
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
1
Refsstaðir
Refr's steads
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
Reyðarfell
trout mountain
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
17
Reyðarfjǫrðr
herring fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Ljósvetninga saga
8
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
4
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
4
Reyðarmúli
trout headland
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
8
Reyðarvatn
char lake
Brennu-Njáls saga
58
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
58
Reykjadalr
smoke valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Ljósvetninga saga
1
Reykjadalsáróss
mouth of the river of smoke valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
Reykjaheiði
smoky heath
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
63
Reykjahlíð
smoke slope
Ljósvetninga saga
1
Reykjahólar
smoke hills
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
Reykjahverfi
smoke district
Ljósvetninga saga
6
Reykjanes
smoke headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
27
·
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Grœnlendinga saga
2
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Reykjardalr
smoke valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
81
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
62
Reykjarfjǫrðr
smoke fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Reykjarhamarr
smoke crag
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
Reykjarvík
smoky bay
Íslendingabók
2
Reykjasel
shieling of the steams (smokes)
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
5
Reykjaskarð
smoky mountain pass
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
Reykjastrǫnd
smoke shore
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
84
Reykjavellir
smoky fields
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Reynines
rowan headland
Eiríks saga rauða
14
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
Reynisnes
rowan tree headland
Laxdœla saga
3
Rifsker
reef skerry
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
Rimul
ridge, edge (uncertain)
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
100
Rogaland
land of the Rygir (uncertain, perhaps 'restless/current' people)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
9
·
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
Róm
Rome
Laxdœla saga
78
·
Ljósvetninga saga
29
Ros
Ross (Scotland), from Gaelic 'ros', headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
Rosmhvalanes
walrus headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
S
Salteyrarós
mouth of the salt gravel-spit
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Saltíri
Kintyre, from Gaelic 'headland'
Brennu-Njáls saga
89
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
89
Saltnes
salt headland
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
Sámsstaðir
Sámr's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
49
Sandaleið
sands' path
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
Sandaós
sands' river mouth
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
Sandaóss
sands' river mouth
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Sandey
sand island
Finnboga saga ramma
12
Sandhaugar
sand hills
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
64
Sandhaugr
sand mounds
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
64
Sandhólaferja
sand-hills' ferry
Brennu-Njáls saga
19
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
19
also: sand-hill ferry
Sandleið
sand road
Ölkofra þáttr
4
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
4
Sandnes
sand headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
Sandvík
sand bay
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
Sarpr
crop, maw (of a bird)
Laxdœla saga
62
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg, Norway, 'fort by the rapids'
Laxdœla saga
73
Sauðadalr
sheep valley
Valla-Ljóts saga
7
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Sauðafell
sheep mountain
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Laxdœla saga
11
Sauðafellsland
lands of Sheep Fell
Laxdœla saga
6
Sauðarfjǫrðr
sheep fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
9
Sauðey
sheep island
Laxdœla saga
14
Saurar
muddy grounds
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
Saurbœr
muddy farm
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Kormáks saga
7
·
Laxdœla saga
28
·
Ljósvetninga saga
20
·
Víga-Glúms saga
14
Saxa
short sword (sax)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Saxland
Germany, land of the Saxons
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
50
·
Grœnlendinga saga
9
·
Ljósvetninga saga
30
Selalón
seal lagoon
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Selárdalr
shieling-river valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
12
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
12
Seljabrekkur
shieling slopes
Eyrbyggja saga
26
Seljadalr
valley of the shielings
Ljósvetninga saga
20
Seljafjǫrðr
shielings fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
61
Seljahǫfði
shieling headland
Eyrbyggja saga
45
Síða
the side
Íslendingabók
3
Síðumúli
long slope's mule (headland)
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
12
Siglunes
mast headland
Laxdœla saga
3
Sigluvík
mast bay
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Sigmundarnes
Sigmundr's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
Silfrastaðir
silver steads
Ljósvetninga saga
26
Síreksstaðir
Sírekr's steads
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
Skaftafell
shaft mountain
Brennu-Njáls saga
109
Skaftafellsþing
assembly of Skaftafell (crag's fell)
Brennu-Njáls saga
116
Skagafjǫrðr
headland fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Finnboga saga ramma
32
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
28
·
Grœnlendinga saga
9
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
9
·
Laxdœla saga
79
·
Ljósvetninga saga
18
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
·
Víga-Glúms saga
18
·
Íslendingabók
6
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
3
Skagastrǫnd
headland's strand
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Kormáks saga
9
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Skagi
headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Skálahollt
hall's wood
Íslendingabók
11
Skálaholt
shieling wood
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
25
·
Íslendingabók
10
Skálavík
hut bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
Skáldsstaðir
poet's steads
Víga-Glúms saga
17
Skálholt
hall wood/holt
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
84
·
Ljósvetninga saga
23
Skalmarfjǫrðr
sword fjord
Laxdœla saga
35
Skalmarnes
Skálm's headland
Laxdœla saga
34
Skáney
scum/crust island
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
11
Skáneyjarfjall
mountain of Skáney (‘crust/scale island’)
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
20
Skaptaholt
Skapti's wood
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
Skarar
Skara, a town in Sweden (etymology uncertain, perhaps 'edge' or 'ridge')
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
Skarðaborg
Scarborough, from 'fort by the cliff cleft'
Kormáks saga
27
Skarðsheiðr
pass heath
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
Skarfsstaðir
cormorant's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
53
Skeggjastaðir
Skeggi's steads
Hrómundar þáttr halta
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Skeiðsbrekkur
racecourse slopes
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Skeljavík
shell bay
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Skjaldarey
shield island
Laxdœla saga
35
Skjaldbreiðr
shield-broad, i.e. broad as a shield
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
Skjalfandafljót
river of the trembling one (Skjálfandi)
Ölkofra þáttr
4
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
4
Skjalfandi
the shaking/trembling one
Finnboga saga ramma
8
Skógarstrǫnd
forest shore
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
11
·
Laxdœla saga
59
Skógastrǫnd
forest shore
Laxdœla saga
71
Skorey
notched island
Laxdœla saga
49
Skorradalr
notch valley
Laxdœla saga
60
Skorraey
Skorri's island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
Skotland
Scotland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Kormáks saga
27
·
Laxdœla saga
4
·
Vatnsdœla saga
43
Skotlandsfirðir
fjords of Scotland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
4
Skrámuhlaupsá
Skráma's-leap river
Laxdœla saga
6
Skrattavarði
demon's cairn
Laxdœla saga
37
Skraumuhlaupsá
river of Skrauma's leap
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
Skriðinsenni
landslide's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
14
Skriðnisenni
landslide's brow
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
2
Skriðudalr
landslide valley
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
·
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
Skriðudalsá
river of the landslide valley
Droplaugarsona saga
5
Skutiley
Skutill's islands
Gísla saga Súrssonar
25
Skutilsfjǫrðr
serving-tray fjord (skutill = trencher/harpoon, sense unclear)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Skǫfnungsey
Skǫfnungr's island
Laxdœla saga
76
Sleðaás
sledge ridge
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
Sleggjufall
sledgehammer's fall
Finnboga saga ramma
40
Sleggjustaðir
Sleggja's farmsteads
Vatnsdœla saga
28
Sléttahlíð
smooth slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
Slysfjǫrðr
accident fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
19
Smiðsstaðir
smith's steads
Vatnsdœla saga
27
Smjǫrvatnsheiði
butter lake heath
Vápnfirðinga saga
2
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
5
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Smjǫrvatnsheiðr
butter lake heath
Droplaugarsona saga
8
Snotrunes
wise woman's headland
Droplaugarsona saga
6
Snæfell
snow mountain
Droplaugarsona saga
13
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Snæfellsjǫkull
snow mountain's glacier
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Snæfellsnes
snow mountain's peninsula
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
42
·
Laxdœla saga
13
Snæfellsstrǫnd
shore of snow mountain
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
80
·
Eiríks saga rauða
3
Sogn
Sogn (a district in Norway, name of uncertain origin)
Droplaugarsona saga
14
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
5
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
Sognsjór
Sogn sea (Sognefjord)
Vatnsdœla saga
7
Sognsær
Sogn sea
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
Sóknadalr
attack valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
7
Sóknardalr
attack/battle valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
119
Sólheimar
sun homes
Eyrbyggja saga
65
Sóli
possibly related to 'súla' (pillar) or 'sól' (sun)
Eyrbyggja saga
13
Sólskel
sun shell
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
Sólund
unclear origin, possibly related to 'sól' (sun)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
25
Sópandaskarð
sweeping gap/pass
Laxdœla saga
62
Sótanes
Sóti's headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
Spágilsstaðir
Spá-Gils's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
32
Spákonufell
prophetess's fell
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Kormáks saga
9
·
Vatnsdœla saga
44
Spjótsmýrr
spear bog
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
49
Staðarhóll
homestead hill
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Stafá
staff river
Laxdœla saga
3
Stafaholt
staves' hill
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
81
Stafey
staff island
Laxdœla saga
76
Stafholt
staff wood
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
Stafholtstungur
tongues (land between rivers) of Stafholt (staff/pillar homestead)
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
10
Stakkagil
stack ravine
Laxdœla saga
32
Stakksmýrr
stack bog
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
80
Stangarholt
pole wood
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Steingrímsfirði
Steingrímr's fjord
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Steingrímsfjǫrðr
Steingrímr's fjord
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
·
Laxdœla saga
9
Steinker
Steinkjer
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
22
Steinrøðarstaðir
Steinrøðr's steads
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
Steinsholt
stone's holt (small wood)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
Steinsstaðir
Steinn's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Kormáks saga
5
Steinsvað
stone ford
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
19
Stífla
dam, weir
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
72
Stíga
the ladder
Eyrbyggja saga
53
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
·
Vatnsdœla saga
19
Stígandahróf
Stígandi's boat-shed
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Stika
stick, stake
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Stokkahlaða
log barn
Víga-Glúms saga
13
Stokkanes
log(s)/beam(s) headland
Eiríks saga rauða
4
Stokkar
logs, beams
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Stokkssund
log sound
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
5
Storð
shore, coast
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
Stórolfsvǫllr
Stórolfr's field
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Stotalœkr
Stoti's brook
Brennu-Njáls saga
58
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
58
Strandaflói
shores' bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Straumey
current island
Eiríks saga rauða
8
Straumfjǫrðr
current fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
·
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Eyrbyggja saga
39
Suðrey
the Hebrides
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Laxdœla saga
10
Suðreyjar
the Hebrides
Brennu-Njáls saga
84
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Suðrstrǫnd
south coast
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Súgandafjǫrðr
Súgandi's fjord (Súgandi meaning 'the whistling one')
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
Súla
pillar
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Súlufjǫll
pillar mountains
Brennu-Njáls saga
17
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
17
Sunnmœrr
south Mœrr
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
17
·
Laxdœla saga
1
Sunnudalir
Sunday valleys
Vápnfirðinga saga
2
Sunnudalr
south valley
Kormáks saga
20
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
2
Sunnudalseyrar
Sunday valley's gravel banks
Vápnfirðinga saga
14
Sunnudalsmynni
mouth of Sunday valley
Vápnfirðinga saga
13
Sunnudalsþing
assembly of Sunnudal (sunny valley)
Vápnfirðinga saga
6
Súrnadalr
Súrna river's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
7
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
1
Svalbarð
cool bank
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Svanshól
swan's hill
Brennu-Njáls saga
12
Svanshóll
Svanr's hill
Brennu-Njáls saga
10
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
10
Svarfaðardalr
disturber's valley
Laxdœla saga
84
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
·
Víga-Glúms saga
27
Svarfaðardalsá
river of Svarfaðr's dale (Svarfaðr perhaps meaning 'disturber')
Laxdœla saga
87
Svarfaðardalsáróss
Svarfaðardal river's mouth
Ljósvetninga saga
28
Svartsfellsmýrar
marshes of Svartr's mountain (or 'black mountain')
Vatnsdœla saga
40
Sveinungsvík
Sveinungr's bay
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Svelgsá
whirlpool river
Eyrbyggja saga
35
Svelgsárdalr
whirlpool river's valley
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Sverðskelda
sword bog
Laxdœla saga
46
Svíaveldi
realm of the Swedes
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
70
Sviðinhornadalr
singed-horn valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
Sviðningr
burnt clearing, from 'svíða' (to singe)
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
1
Svignaskarð
bending pass
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
10
Svínadalr
swine valley
Kormáks saga
24
·
Laxdœla saga
47
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Svínafell
pig mountain
Droplaugarsona saga
9
Svínanes
pig headland
Ljósvetninga saga
26
Svínavatn
pig lake
Eyrbyggja saga
22
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Svíney
swine island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Svíþjóð
Sweden
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
29
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
Svǫlustaðir
Svala's steads (possibly 'swallow' or 'cool/chill')
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
4
Syðrilǫnd
Sutherland, from Old Norse 'southern land'
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
86
Sygnafylki
district of the people of Sogn
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
Sylgsdalir
valleys of the (river) Sylgr
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
Sæból
sea farm
Eyrbyggja saga
12
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
Sæheimr
sea home
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
Sælingsdalr
valley of the fortunate one
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Laxdœla saga
32
Sælingsdalsá
river of the blessed/happy valley
Laxdœla saga
32
Sælingsdalsheiðr
heath of the valley of contentment (sælingr, from sæll 'happy')
Laxdœla saga
35
Sælingsdalslaug
hot spring of Sælingsdalr ("valley of seals/happiness", first element uncertain)
Laxdœla saga
33
Sælingsdalstunga
tongue of land in Sælingsdalr (valley of the resting sheep/hut valley)
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Laxdœla saga
46
Sæmundarhlíð
Sæmundr's slope
Brennu-Njáls saga
113
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
113
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
Sǫkkolfsdalr
Sökkólfr's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
68
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Sǫlvadalr
Sölvi's valley
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Sǫx
short sword
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
2
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Sǫxu
short sword
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
T
Tálknafirði
gill fjord
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
Titlingsstaðir
sparrow's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Tíundaland
tenth land (a tithing district)
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
Tjaldanes
tents' headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
85
·
Kormáks saga
14
·
Laxdœla saga
35
Tjǫrn
tarn, pond
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
71
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
15
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
6
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Tjǫrnes
pond headland
Ljósvetninga saga
8
Tóftavǫllr
ruin/homestead-site field
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
Tóptavǫllr
field of house-ruins
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Torfastaðir
Torfi's farmsteads
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Torfufell
turf mountain
Valla-Ljóts saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
17
Torfustaðir
Torfa's steads
Finnboga saga ramma
34
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
Torgar
uncertain, name of a Norwegian island (perhaps containing a pre-Norse or unclear element)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
Traðir
cattle paths (lanes between fenced fields)
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Tréfótshaugr
Tréfótr's ('Wood-foot's) mound
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
Trékyllir
tree pouch
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
Trékyllisvík
wooden-pouch bay
Finnboga saga ramma
38
·
Vatnsdœla saga
35
Trollaskeið
trolls' racecourse
Laxdœla saga
19
Trǫllaháls
trolls' ridge
Eyrbyggja saga
22
Túnberg
Tønsberg, Norway, perhaps 'enclosure hill'
Brennu-Njáls saga
29
Tunga
tongue (of land between rivers)
Droplaugarsona saga
4
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Eyrbyggja saga
14
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
7
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Kormáks saga
3
·
Laxdœla saga
28
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
8
·
Vatnsdœla saga
21
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
7
Tunguá
tongue river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
72
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Tunguland
tongue-of-land land
Laxdœla saga
47
Túnsberg
Tønsberg, Norway
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
23
Tvídœgra
two days' journey
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
·
Laxdœla saga
57
U
Úlfarsfell
Úlfarr's fell
Eyrbyggja saga
7
Úlfarsfellsháls
Úlfarr's fell's ridge
Eyrbyggja saga
32
Úlfsdalir
wolf's dales
Þorvalds þáttr tasalda
1
Ulfsdalr
wolf's valley
Víga-Glúms saga
24
Unadalr
Uni's valley
Vatnsdœla saga
18
Unaósi
Uni's river-mouth
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
Undirskáli
under-hall
Þorvalds þáttr tasalda
2
Undunfell
Undun's mountain
Vatnsdœla saga
27
Uppland
upper lands
Droplaugarsona saga
14
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
2
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
6
·
Vatnsdœla saga
2
·
Víga-Glúms saga
4
Uppsalir
high halls
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
9
·
Víga-Glúms saga
11
·
Íslendingabók
8
Upsir
eaves, ledges
Valla-Ljóts saga
6
also: eaves, overhanging rock
Urðarvatn
scree/rockslide lake
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Urðskriðuhólar
scree-slide hills
Laxdœla saga
80
Útdalir
outer valleys
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
Útsteinn
Utstein, Norway, literally 'out stone'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
V
Vaðsteinaberg
ford-stones cliff
Gísla saga Súrssonar
26
Vaglar
perch
Ljósvetninga saga
2
Válafall
Váli's fall
Kormáks saga
16
Valagilsá
falcon ravine river
Droplaugarsona saga
10
Válastaðir
Váli's steads
Kormáks saga
7
Valdres
Valdres, a district in eastern Norway
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
24
Valfell
falcon mountain
Bandamanna saga
12
·
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
12
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
2
Vallalaug
plains' pool
Ljósvetninga saga
26
Valland
France, land of the Gauls
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
Vallanes
field ness
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Valseyrarþing
assembly at Val's sandbank
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
Valþjófsstaðir
Valþjófr's steads
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Vápnafjǫrðr
weapon fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Ljósvetninga saga
9
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
4
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Varmalœkr
warm brook
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
Vatn
lake
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
Vatnafjǫrðr
fjord of lakes
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Vatnahverfi
lakes' district
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Vatnsdalr
water valley
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
4
·
Finnboga saga ramma
28
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
3
Vatnsdalsá
lake valley's river
Finnboga saga ramma
34
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Vatnsfirðingabúð
booth of the men of Vatnsfjǫrðr (lake fjord)
Laxdœla saga
67
Vatnsfjarðardalr
lake fjord's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
Vatnsfjǫrðr
lake fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
·
Laxdœla saga
31
Vatnsháls
lake ridge
Eyrbyggja saga
8
Vatnshálshǫfði
water neck's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Vatnshlíð
lake's slope
Finnboga saga ramma
32
Vatnshorn
lake corner
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
62
Vatnsnes
lake ness
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
60
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
·
Kormáks saga
3
·
Laxdœla saga
45
Vatnsskarð
lake pass
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
Vébjǫrg
Viborg (Denmark), from Old Norse 'sanctuary hill'
Gísla saga Súrssonar
8
Vefsnir
unknown, name of a Norwegian district (Vefsn)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
14
Veiðilaus
without catch (fishless)
Brennu-Njáls saga
14
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
14
Veiðileysa
lack of game/fish
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Vellandkatla
boiling kettle
Brennu-Njáls saga
104
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
104
Vellankatla
boiling kettle
Íslendingabók
8
Veradalr
valley of the (river) Vera
Brennu-Njáls saga
96
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
96
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Vermaland
Värmland, land of the Vermar people
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
70
Vestfjǫrðr
west fjords
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
49
·
Laxdœla saga
9
Vestfjǫrðu
west fjords
Brennu-Njáls saga
6
Vestir
western (one)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
Vestmannaeyjar
islands of the west men (Irishmen)
Laxdœla saga
42
·
Íslendingabók
8
Vestrdalsá
west valley river
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Vestrfold
Vestfold (western land)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
Vestrhóp
west bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
·
Vatnsdœla saga
27
Vestrland
west lands
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Laxdœla saga
21
Við
wood
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
87
·
Eyrbyggja saga
43
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
19
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Víðidalr
willow valley
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
4
·
Finnboga saga ramma
28
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
·
Laxdœla saga
31
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Víðimýrr
willow mire
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
·
Finnboga saga ramma
32
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
Víðines
willow headland
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Víðivellir
willow fields
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Viðvík
wood bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
Vífilsdalr
Vífill's valley
Eiríks saga rauða
1
Vigrafjǫrðr
spear fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
4
Vík
bay (Vík, the Oslofjord region of Norway)
Íslendingabók
10
Vikrarskeið
pumice-stone stretch (of shore)
Laxdœla saga
5
Víkveri
person from Vík (the Oslofjord region)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
Vína
the Dvina river (a river name of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to 'wine')
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
37
Vindheimr
windy home
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
18
Vínheiðr
meadow heath
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
52
Vínland
wine land
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Eyrbyggja saga
48
·
Grœnlendinga saga
4
·
Íslendingabók
7
Vínuskógr
forest of the Vín (river)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
52
Virkisbúð
fort booth
Brennu-Njáls saga
145
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
145
Vitar
beacons/cairns (markers)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
57
Vitazgjafi
certain giver
Víga-Glúms saga
7
Vǫðlaheiðr
heath of the fords
Ljósvetninga saga
23
·
Víga-Glúms saga
16
Vǫðlaþing
assembly of the fords
Bandamanna saga
10
·
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
10
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
Vǫrl
unclear meaning, possibly related to 'vör' (landing place)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
64
Vǫrs
Voss, a district in Norway
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
24
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
Y
Ylfi
uncertain, possibly related to 'she-wolf'
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
Yrjar
unclear, possibly related to gravel or mud (aurr)
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Þ
Þambardalr
valley of the paunch (þǫmbr, 'paunch' or a nickname)
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Kormáks saga
15
Þingeyrar
assembly's sandbanks
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
Þingeyrasveit
assembly-mounds district
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Þinghǫfði
assembly headland
Droplaugarsona saga
8
Þingnes
assembly headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
13
·
Íslendingabók
6
Þingskálanes
assembly-booth headland
Eyrbyggja saga
45
Þingskálar
assembly booths
Brennu-Njáls saga
107
Þistilsfjǫrðr
thistle fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Þjófadalr
thieves' valley
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Þjórsá
bull river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
Þjórsárdalr
bull river's valley
Víga-Glúms saga
10
·
Íslendingabók
8
Þjótta
the roaring one
Odds þáttr Ófeigssonar
1
Þorbeinisstaðir
Þorbeinir's homestead
Eyrbyggja saga
8
Þorbrandsstaðir
Þorbrandr's homestead
Vápnfirðinga saga
14
Þórdísarholt
Þórdís's wood
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Þórdísarstaðir
Þórdís's steads
Gísla saga Súrssonar
37
Þóreyjargnúpr
Þórey's peak
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
31
Þorgautsstaðir
Þorgautr's steads
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
12
Þorgeirsfell
Þorgeirr's mountain
Eiríks saga rauða
3
Þorgeirsfjǫrðr
Þorgeirr's fjord
Bandamanna saga (Möðruvallabók)
11
Þorgeirsvað
Þorgeirr's ford
Brennu-Njáls saga
72
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
72
Þorgerðarstaðir
Þorgerðr's steads
Vápnfirðinga saga
6
Þorgilsstaðir
Þorgils's farmstead
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Þórhallsstaðir
Þórhallr's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Ölkofra þáttr
1
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
1
Þórisdalr
Þórir's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
Þóroddsstaðir
Þóroddr's farmstead
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
Þórólfsfell
Þórólfr's mountain
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
Þórormstunga
Þórormr's tongue of land
Vatnsdœla saga
21
Þórsá
Þórr's river
Eyrbyggja saga
4
Þórsárdalr
Þórsá river's valley (Þórr's river valley)
Eyrbyggja saga
8
Þórshof
Thor's temple
Eyrbyggja saga
3
Þorskafjarðarheiði
cod fjord heath
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
Þorskafjarðarþing
cod fjord's assembly
Gísla saga Súrssonar
28
Þorskafjǫrðr
cod fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
·
Laxdœla saga
34
Þórsnes
Þórr's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
·
Laxdœla saga
10
Þórsnessþing
Þórr's headland assembly
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
9
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
·
Kormáks saga
12
·
Laxdœla saga
50
Þrándargil
Þrándr's ravine
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
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Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
2
Þrándarholt
Þrándr's holt (small wood)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
Þrándarstaðir
Þrándr's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
62
Þrándheimr
Trondheim
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
2
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
22
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
3
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
·
Laxdœla saga
40
·
Ljósvetninga saga
8
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Þriðjungavað
third-part ford
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Þrælaskriða
slaves' landslide
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Þrælastraumr
thralls' current
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
Þrælavík
thralls' bay
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Þváttá
washing river
Laxdœla saga
41
Þverá
cross river
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
·
Laxdœla saga
80
·
Ljósvetninga saga
5
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
4
Þverárhlíð
cross river's slope
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
Þverárland
land of cross river
Ljósvetninga saga
17
·
Víga-Glúms saga
7
Þverbrekka
cross slope
Víga-Glúms saga
26
·
Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helmings
1
Þverfell
cross mountain
Brennu-Njáls saga
17
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
17
Þykkvaskógr
thick wood
Laxdœla saga
33
Æ
Æðasteinn
eider stone
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
5
Ærlækr
ewe brook
Ljósvetninga saga
4
Æsundir
strait(s), first element unclear
Gísla saga Súrssonar
3
Æsustaðir
Æsa's farmsteads
Víga-Glúms saga
14
Ættartangi
family point (tongue of land)
Vatnsdœla saga
27
Ö
Ǫgvaldsnes
Ǫgvaldr's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
Ǫlduhryggr
wave ridge
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Ǫldusteinn
wave stone
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
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Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
20
Ǫ́lfossá
ale-falls river
Íslendingabók
2
Ǫlfossvatn
Ölfoss lake
Íslendingabók
8
Ǫlfus
unclear, possibly related to a river name
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Ǫlfysingabúð
booth of the men of Ölfus
Brennu-Njáls saga
139
Ǫlvaldsstaðir
Ǫlvaldr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
83
Ǫngulsá
Ǫngull's river
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Ǫngulsey
Anglesey, from Old Norse 'hook island'
Brennu-Njáls saga
89
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
89
Ǫngulsstaðir
Ǫngull's homestead
Víga-Glúms saga
22
Ørlygsstaðir
Örlygr's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
8
Ǫrnólfsdalr
Örnólfr's valley
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
4
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
6
·
Íslendingabók
6
Øxará
axe river
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
11
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
Ǫxarárhólmr
islet of Axe River (axe river's islet)
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
11
Øxarfjǫrðr
axe fjord
Brandkrossa þáttr
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
·
Ljósvetninga saga
4
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Øxarheiði
axe heath
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
Øxarhraun
axe-river's lava field
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Brennu-Njáls saga (Finnur Jónsson)
134
Öxnabrekkur
oxen slopes
Eyrbyggja saga
35
Øxnadalr
oxen valley
Víga-Glúms saga
26
·
Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helmings
1
Øxnadalsheiðr
heath of oxen-dale
Ljósvetninga saga
26
·
Víga-Glúms saga
28
·
Ölkofra þáttr (Möðruvallabók)
4
Øxnafell
oxen's mountain
Víga-Glúms saga
20
Øxnagróf
oxen pit
Laxdœla saga
55
Øxney
axe island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
30