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The place names in the sagas. Drawn from the glossed Sagas of Icelanders and Landnámabók
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Á
river
Landnámabók
325
Aðalból
chief homestead
Fljótsdœla saga
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
2
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Aðalsýsla
main district
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
Aðalvík
main bay
Landnámabók
115
Agðanes
headland of Agðir (Agder)
Brennu-Njáls saga
87
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
·
Landnámabók
364
·
Laxdœla saga
40
Agðir
Agder, region in southern Norway
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
9
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
3
Akr
fields
Landnámabók
67
Akrafell
acre's mountain
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
28
·
Landnámabók
22
Akranes
field's headland
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
9
·
Fóstbræðra saga
2
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
·
Landnámabók
22
Akratunga
tongue of land where the fields are
Brennu-Njáls saga
39
Akreyjar
field islands
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
5
Akrhǫfði
field headland
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
Aldi
wave
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
57
Álfgeirsvǫllr
Álfgeirr's fields
Landnámabók
192
Álfsnes
Álfr's headland
Landnámabók
12
Álfsós
Álfr's river mouth
Landnámabók
392
Álftá
swan river
Landnámabók
67
Álftafjǫrðr
swan fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
6
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
Álftanes
swan headland
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
9
·
Landnámabók
20
Álftarskarð
swan gap
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
29
Álftaver
swan fishing-station
Landnámabók
329
Áll
channel (deep, narrow water lane)
Brennu-Njáls saga
113
Almannafljót
all-men's river
Landnámabók
319
Almannagjá
everyone's gorge
Brennu-Njáls saga
75
Almannakambr
everyone's ridge
Finnboga saga ramma
36
Álmdalir
elm dales
Landnámabók
270
Álptafjǫrðr
swans' fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Laxdœla saga
41
also: swan fjord
Álptanes
swan headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Álptarskarð
swan's pass
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
29
Álreksstaðir
Álrekr's homesteads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
Alviðra
all-weather (exposed to every wind)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
·
Landnámabók
140
Álǫst
eel harvest (uncertain compound of 'áll' eel and an obscure second element)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
·
Landnámabók
29
Ambáttará
slave-woman's river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
44
·
Landnámabók
175
Ánabrekka
Áni's slope
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
62
Andakíll
duck inlet
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
9
Andakílsá
river of Andakíll (duck valley)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
27
Andarkelda
duck's spring
Landnámabók
115
Andríðsey
Andríðr's island
Kjalnesinga saga
5
Annmarkastaðir
blemish steads
Gísla saga Súrssonar
18
Ár
rivers
Landnámabók
217
Ármannsfell
steward's mountain
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
15
Arnallzstaðir
Arnaldr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
281
Arnarbœli
eagle's lair
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
·
Landnámabók
53
Arnarbœlisóss
river mouth of Arnarbœli (eagle's dwelling)
Brennu-Njáls saga
28
·
Flóamanna saga
28
also: eagle's-lair river-mouth
Arnardalr
eagle's valley
Fóstbræðra saga
11
Arnareyrr
eagle's gravel bank
Finnboga saga ramma
22
Arnarfell
Ǫrn's fell
Landnámabók
202
Arnarfjǫrðr
eagle's fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Fóstbræðra saga
10
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
·
Landnámabók
134
Arnarholt
eagle's wood
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
1
·
Landnámabók
31
Arnarhváll
eagle's hill
Eyrbyggja saga
18
·
Landnámabók
8
Arnarnes
eagle's headland
Landnámabók
221
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
Arnarstaðir
eagle's steads
Ljósvetninga saga
23
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
Arnarstakksheiðr
eagle-stack heath (heath of the eagle's rock-pillar)
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
Arnarstapi
eagle's crag
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
10
Arnarvatn
eagle lake
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
18
Arnarvatnsheiði
eagle's lake heath
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
54
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
33
Arnarvatnsheiðr
Arnarvatn heath
Þórðar saga hreðu
15
Arnarþúfa
eagle's mound
Landnámabók
257
Arnbjargarlœkr
Arnbjǫrg's brook
Landnámabók
49
Arneiðarstaðir
Arneiðr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
7
·
Landnámabók
278
Árnes
river headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Árnessþing
Árnes assembly
Flóamanna saga
30
Arnkelsbrekka
Arnkell's slope
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
Arnlaugsfjǫrðr
Arnlaugr's fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
92
Arnþrúðarstaðir
Arnþrúðr's steads
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
Árskógr
river forest
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
Ás
ridge
Fljótsdœla saga
13
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Landnámabók
40
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
12
also: ridge, hill
Ásar
ridges
Landnámabók
325
Ásbjarnarnes
Ásbjǫrn's headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
28
·
Landnámabók
180
·
Laxdœla saga
31
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
13
Ásbjarnarstaðir
Ásbjǫrn's steads
Landnámabók
44
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Ásbjarnarvík
Ásbjǫrn's bay
Landnámabók
247
Ásbrandsstaðir
Ásbrandr's farmsteads
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
8
Ásgarðr
Æsir's enclosure
Flóamanna saga
1
Ásgarðshólar
hills of Ásgarðr (enclosure of the Æsir/gods)
Eyrbyggja saga
65
Ásgautsstaðir
Ásgautr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
371
Ásgeirsá
Ásgeirr's river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
·
Landnámabók
177
·
Laxdœla saga
40
Áshildarmýrr
Áshildr's bog
Flóamanna saga
18
·
Landnámabók
377
Áskelshǫfði
Áskell's headland
Landnámabók
366
Askr
ash tree
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
21
Áslaugarhlíð
Áslaug's slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Ásmundargnúpr
Ásmundr's peak
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Ásmundarleiði
Ásmundr's grave
Landnámabók
72
Ásólfsskáli
Ásólfr's hall
Landnámabók
24
Áss
ridge
Brennu-Njáls saga
122
·
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
29
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
·
Laxdœla saga
57
·
Ljósvetninga saga
25
·
Vatnsdœla saga
21
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
also: rocky ridge
Atlaey
Atli's island
Flóamanna saga
1
Atlahaugr
Atli's mound
Flóamanna saga
9
Atlavík
Atli's bay
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
2
Atley
Atli's island (uncertain)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
43
·
Landnámabók
68
Auðkúlustaðir
Auðkúla's farmsteads
Landnámabók
181
Auðnir
the wastes
Landnámabók
339
Auðólfsstaðir
Auðólfr's homestead
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
·
Landnámabók
184
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Auðsstaðir
Auðr's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
21
Auðstaðir
Auðr's steads
Landnámabók
38
Auðunarstaðir
Auðunn's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
·
Landnámabók
177
Augastaðir
Augi's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
·
Landnámabók
39
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
·
Landnámabók
263
Austfirðir
east fjords
Brennu-Njáls saga
103
·
Fljótsdœla saga
6
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
·
Grœnlendinga saga
9
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
12
·
Landnámabók
3
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
Austfjǫrðr
east fjord
Bandamanna saga
9
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
135
·
Fljótsdœla saga
21
·
Landnámabók
3
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
14
Austmannafall
eastmen's (Norwegians') fall
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Austragðir
eastern Agðir (Agder), meaning of 'Agðir' itself uncertain
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
Austrlǫnd
eastern lands
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
4
Austrvegr
east way
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
4
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
28
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
·
Landnámabók
174
·
Ljósvetninga saga
29
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Axlarhagi
shoulder pasture
Landnámabók
201
B
Bakkagarðr
bank enclosure
Svarfdœla saga
23
Bakkaland
bank land
Þórðar saga hreðu
19
Bakkárholt
bank river's wood
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
19
Bakkavað
bank ford
Fljótsdœla saga
15
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
41
·
Svarfdœla saga
23
Bakki
bank
Droplaugarsona saga
6
·
Fljótsdœla saga
19
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Balagarðssíða
beacon-yard's coast
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
17
Bálkastaðir
Bálki's farmstead
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
·
Landnámabók
166
Ballará
ball river
Landnámabók
41
Balljǫkull
ball glacier
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
54
Barð
edge, brim
Landnámabók
15
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
also: brim, edge; prow, edge
Bárðardalr
Bárðr's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
64
·
Landnámabók
242
·
Ljósvetninga saga
18
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
4
Bárðargata
Bárðr's road
Landnámabók
242
also: Bárðr's path
Bárðartjǫrn
Bárðr's tarn
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
14
Barðastrǫnd
beard/prow shore
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
34
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
102
·
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Fóstbræðra saga
10
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
4
·
Landnámabók
5
·
Laxdœla saga
33
Barðsnes
Barðr's headland
Landnámabók
293
Barðsvík
Barði's bay
Landnámabók
115
Barkarstaðir
Börkr's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
14
Baugsstaðir
Baugr's farmsteads
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
270
Bearsker
bear's skerries
Landnámabók
390
Beigaðarhóll
Beigaðr's hill
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Beigaðarhváll
Beigaðr's hill
Landnámabók
179
Beigaldi
Beigaldi
Landnámabók
60
Beitivǫllr
grazing field
Brennu-Njáls saga
136
Beitsjór
pasture lake
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
22
Bekansstaðir
Bekan's farmsteads
Landnámabók
25
Belgsdalr
Belgr's valley
Landnámabók
118
Belgstaðir
Belgr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
118
Berðla
unclear, possibly related to a personal name or old word of uncertain meaning
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
1
Berghlíð
mountain slopes
Landnámabók
129
Berghylr
rock pool
Landnámabók
382
Bergr
crag, rock
Landnámabók
305
Bergþórshváll
Bergþórr's hill
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
Berjadalsá
berry-dale river
Landnámabók
25
Berjanes
berry headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
64
Bersabrunnr
Bersi's springs
Fljótsdœla saga
25
Bersagǫtur
Bersi's paths
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
Bersastaðir
Bersi's steading
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Fljótsdœla saga
7
·
Landnámabók
166
also: Bersi's farms
Berserkseyri
berserk's gravel spit
Landnámabók
82
Berufjǫrðr
bare fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga
88
·
Droplaugarsona saga
7
·
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Fóstbræðra saga
19
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Landnámabók
121
Beruhraun
Bera's lava field
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
18
Berunes
Bera's headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Beruvík
she-bear's bay
Brennu-Njáls saga
158
Beruvíkrhraun
she-bear's bay lava field
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
18
·
Landnámabók
75
also: Beruvík's lava field
Bessastaðir
Bessi's homestead
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Fljótsdœla saga
7
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
also: Bessi's farmsteads
Bíldsá
Bíldr's river
Landnámabók
218
Bíldsfell
Bíldr's fell
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
19
·
Landnámabók
390
Birnunes
Birna's ness
Svarfdœla saga
16
Biskupstunga
bishop's tongues
Landnámabók
385
Bitra
bitter (fjord)
Bandamanna saga
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
43
·
Kormáks saga
15
·
Landnámabók
115
Bjarg
crags
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
19
Bjargáós
rocks' river mouth
Landnámabók
175
Bjarkey
birch island
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Landnámabók
214
Bjarmaland
land of the Bjarmians (Permians)
Brennu-Njáls saga
28
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
37
·
Kormáks saga
25
·
Landnámabók
112
Bjarnafoss
Bjarni's waterfall
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
Bjarnanes
bear headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
Bjarnardalr
bear's valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
·
Landnámabók
54
Bjarnarey
Bjǫrn's island
Laxdœla saga
76
Bjarnarfjǫrðr
Bjǫrn's fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga
10
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
·
Landnámabók
126
·
Laxdœla saga
9
Bjarnarhǫfn
Bjǫrn's harbour
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Landnámabók
84
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Bjarnarnes
Bjǫrn's headland
Landnámabók
156
Bjarnarsker
bear's skerry
Droplaugarsona saga
6
·
Fljótsdœla saga
26
also: Bjǫrn's skerry
Bjarnartaða
Bjǫrn's home-fields
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
33
Bjarnastaðir
Bjarni's farmsteads
Landnámabók
42
Bjarney
bear island
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Laxdœla saga
14
Bjarneyjaflói
Bear Island bay
Landnámabók
114
Bjarneyjar
bear islands
Brennu-Njáls saga
9
·
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Laxdœla saga
14
Bjórr
beaver
Landnámabók
346
Bjǫrgvin
Bergen
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
12
·
Laxdœla saga
11
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
13
Bjǫrgyn
Bergen, from 'meadow between the mountains'
Landnámabók
2
Bláfjǫll
blue mountains
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
Blakksgerði
Blakkr's enclosure
Svarfdœla saga
15
Blámýri
blue bog
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
1
Blanda
the mixed one (river of blended waters)
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
·
Landnámabók
184
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Bláserkr
blue shirt
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Bláskeggsár
Bláskeggr's river
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
24
also: blue-beard's rivers
Bláskeggsárós
mouth of Bláskeggr's river
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
24
Bláskógaheiðr
blue-woods heath
Bandamanna saga
8
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
23
·
Laxdœla saga
35
·
Vatnsdœla saga
39
Bláskógar
blue woods
Landnámabók
32
Bleiksmýrardalr
pale bog's valley
Ljósvetninga saga
10
Bleikudalr
pale valley
Svarfdœla saga
23
Blesastaðir
Blesi's farmsteads
Landnámabók
51
Blikdalsá
Blikdal river
Kjalnesinga saga
11
Blótkelda
sacrifice spring
Kjalnesinga saga
2
Blundsvatn
Blund-Ketill's lake
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
83
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
36
Blǫndubakki
Blanda's bank
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
Blǫndudalr
Blanda river's valley
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
17
Blǫnduhlíð
Blanda's slope
Landnámabók
201
Blǫndukvísl
Blanda's forks
Landnámabók
196
Blǫnduós
Blanda's river mouth
Landnámabók
184
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
5
also: mouth of the Blanda river
Blǫnduóss
mouth of the Blanda river (river of mixed/turbid waters)
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
·
Laxdœla saga
11
Bollastaðir
Bolli's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
27
Bollatopt
Bolli's ruins
Laxdœla saga
55
Bólstaðará
homestead river
Landnámabók
200
Bólstaðarhlíð
farmstead's slope
Finnboga saga ramma
30
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
11
Bólstaðr
dwelling, farmstead
Eyrbyggja saga
63
·
Landnámabók
345
also: farmstead
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
Bolungarvík
log bay
Landnámabók
145
Bolungarvǫllr
young whale's field
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
Bóndastaðir
farmer's farmsteads
Fljótsdœla saga
8
Borðeyri
board/plank gravel-spit
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
13
·
Kjalnesinga saga
11
Borðeyrr
board gravel-bank
Bandamanna saga
2
·
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
10
·
Finnboga saga ramma
33
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Landnámabók
167
·
Laxdœla saga
20
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Borg
stronghold
Bandamanna saga
8
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Finnboga saga ramma
28
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
9
·
Landnámabók
30
·
Laxdœla saga
22
·
Vatnsdœla saga
31
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
also: fortress, rocky height; stronghold, rocky height
Borgardalr
fort valley
Eyrbyggja saga
8
·
Landnámabók
86
Borgarfjǫrðr
fort fjord
Bandamanna saga
8
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
6
·
Droplaugarsona saga
6
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
27
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Fljótsdœla saga
3
·
Fóstbræðra saga
2
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
5
·
Laxdœla saga
22
·
Ljósvetninga saga
25
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
5
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
6
also: Borg fjord
Borgarhóll
fort hill
Bandamanna saga
12
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Borgarholt
fort hill
Landnámabók
71
Borgarhraun
fort lava-field
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
·
Landnámabók
30
Borgarhǫfn
fort harbour
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
·
Landnámabók
304
Borgarland
fort land
Finnboga saga ramma
38
Borgarlœkr
fort stream
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Landnámabók
84
Borgarsandr
Borg's sand
Landnámabók
197
Bótarskarð
Bót's pass
Landnámabók
385
Botn
head of a fjord
Landnámabók
20
Botnsá
bottom river
Kjalnesinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
19
also: valley-head river
Botnsheiði
valley-bottom's heath
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
9
Brákarsund
Brák's sound
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
Brandsflesjar
Brandr's skerries
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
28
Brattabrekka
steep slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
67
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
12
Brattahlíð
steep slope
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Flóamanna saga
25
·
Fóstbræðra saga
20
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
92
Brattsholt
steep hill
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
371
also: Brattr's hill
Brautarholt
road's wood
Kjalnesinga saga
2
·
Landnámabók
20
Breiðá
broad river
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Landnámabók
315
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
Breiðabólstaðr
broad farmstead
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
68
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
2
·
Landnámabók
17
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
33
Breiðafjarðardalir
broad fjord's valleys
Brennu-Njáls saga
1
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
57
Breiðafjarðardalr
broad fjord's dales
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Breiðafjarðareyjar
Broad Fjord's islands
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
5
Breiðafjǫrðr
broad fjord
Bandamanna saga
9
·
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
34
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
9
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Fóstbræðra saga
3
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
24
·
Landnámabók
5
·
Laxdœla saga
3
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
5
Breiðamýri
broad bog
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Landnámabók
369
Breiðamýrr
broad bog
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
247
also: broad mire
Breiðasund
broad sound
Laxdœla saga
19
Breiðavað
broad ford
Vatnsdœla saga
47
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
20
Breiðavík
broad bay
Eyrbyggja saga
15
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
41
·
Landnámabók
86
Breiðdalr
broad valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
87
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
·
Landnámabók
283
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Breiðdalsheiðr
broad valley heath
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
Breiðifjǫrðr
broad fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Fljótsdœla saga
21
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
·
Landnámabók
113
Breiðisandr
broad sand
Landnámabók
315
Brekka
slope
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
·
Landnámabók
142
·
Svarfdœla saga
14
Brekkur
slopes
Landnámabók
344
Brenna
burning
Landnámabók
42
Brenney
burning islands
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
7
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
48
Brenningr
burning
Landnámabók
74
Bretland
Britain, land of the Britons
Brennu-Njáls saga
96
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
51
·
Landnámabók
1
Brettingsstaðir
Brettingr's steads
Finnboga saga ramma
1
·
Ljósvetninga saga
30
Brimar
Bremen
Grœnlendinga saga
10
Brimilsvǫllr
Brimill's fields
Landnámabók
79
Brimnessá
surf-headland river
Svarfdœla saga
26
Brimnesskógr
surf headland woods
Landnámabók
202
Brjánslækr
Brjánn's brook
Landnámabók
5
Brokey
sedge island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Landnámabók
89
Brúar
bridges
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Brúará
bridge river
Brennu-Njáls saga
137
Brúnahaugr
Brúni's mound
Flóamanna saga
18
·
Landnámabók
377
Brunastaðir
Bruni's farms
Landnámabók
213
Brunnlœkr
well brook
Fljótsdœla saga
19
Brynjubrekka
byrnie's slope
Ljósvetninga saga
19
Brynjudalr
Brynja's valley
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
24
·
Landnámabók
19
Brynjudalsá
byrnie valley river
Landnámabók
9
Búastaðir
Búi's steads
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Búðardalr
booth valley
Landnámabók
113
·
Laxdœla saga
13
Búðarhamar
booth crag
Eyrbyggja saga
39
Búland
farm land
Landnámabók
324
Búlandshǫfði
cattle-land headland
Eyrbyggja saga
18
·
Landnámabók
80
Búlandsnes
farmland headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
102
·
Landnámabók
302
Búlkarúm
cargo room
Landnámabók
66
Bulungarhǫfn
log-pile harbour
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Bulungarvík
Bolungr's bay
Fóstbræðra saga
11
Búrfell
storehouse mountain
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Landnámabók
129
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
also: Búri's hill
Búrfellshús
Búrfell's houses
Svarfdœla saga
21
Byrða
burden (possibly related to Old Norse 'byrðr', a load)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
Byrgisbúð
enclosure booth
Brennu-Njáls saga
136
Byrgisvík
enclosed bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Landnámabók
161
Byskupstunga
bishop's tongue (tongue of land)
Brennu-Njáls saga
137
Bægifótshǫfði
limp-foot's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
34
Bægisá
hindrance river
Landnámabók
226
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
Bœr
farm
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
8
·
Landnámabók
24
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
also: farmstead
Bǫðmóðshorn
Bǫðmóðr's horn
Landnámabók
321
Bǫðmóðstunga
Bǫðmóðr's tongue
Landnámabók
321
Bǫðvarsdalr
Böðvarr's valley
Landnámabók
257
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Bǫðvarshólar
Böðvarr's hills
Landnámabók
173
Bǫðvarshóll
Bǫðvarr's hill
Bandamanna saga
12
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
Bǫðvarshólt
Böðvarr's copse
Landnámabók
308
Bǫðvarsstaðir
Böðvarr's farmsteads
Flóamanna saga
6
Bǫðvarstóftir
Bǫðvarr's house-sites
Landnámabók
376
Bǫggvisstaðir
Bǫggvir's farmsteads
Svarfdœla saga
25
D
Dalaheiðr
dales' heath
Laxdœla saga
36
Dalalǫnd
valley lands
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Landnámabók
97
Dalir
valleys
Brennu-Njáls saga
7
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
·
Landnámabók
103
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
11
also: the dales; dales
Dalr
dales
Landnámabók
68
Dalsbœr
valley farm
Valla-Ljóts saga
7
Dalsfjǫrðr
dale's fjord
Flóamanna saga
2
·
Landnámabók
6
also: valley's fjord
Dalsmynni
dale's mouth
Landnámabók
54
Dalverjabúð
booth of the men of the Dales
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
Danmǫrk
Denmark
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
3
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
4
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
·
Eyrbyggja saga
29
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
7
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
17
·
Kormáks saga
3
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Laxdœla saga
12
·
Ljósvetninga saga
29
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
3
·
Svarfdœla saga
29
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
13
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Deildará
division river
Landnámabók
205
Deildardalr
Deild's valley
Svarfdœla saga
13
Deildarey
division island
Landnámabók
111
Deildargil
division's ravine
Landnámabók
40
Deildarhjalli
disputed ledge
Landnámabók
180
Deildartunga
tongue of land shared in division
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
Desjarmýrr
haystack's bog
Droplaugarsona saga
6
·
Fljótsdœla saga
26
Digramúli
stout crag
Eyrbyggja saga
29
Digranes
thick headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
266
Dímunarvágr
Dímun's (two-peaked island's) bay
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Landnámabók
89
Dinganes
assembly headland
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Djúpá
deep river
Finnboga saga ramma
9
·
Landnámabók
202
Djúpadalr
deep dale
Víga-Glúms saga
25
Djúpadalsá
deep valley's river
Víga-Glúms saga
13
Djúpárbakki
deep river's bank
Brennu-Njáls saga
25
Djúpidalr
deep valley
Landnámabók
231
Djúpifjǫrðr
deep fjord
Landnámabók
124
Djúpihvammr
deep hollow
Fljótsdœla saga
18
Dofrafjall
Dofri's mountain
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
63
·
Kjalnesinga saga
12
Draflastaðir
curd steads
Ljósvetninga saga
22
Drafnarnes
wave headland
Laxdœla saga
24
Drangaland
land of the rock stacks
Landnámabók
158
Drangar
rock pillars, sea stacks
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
59
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Drangavík
rock stacks' bay
Landnámabók
158
Drangey
pillar/sea-stack island
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
67
Drápuhlíð
slaughter slope
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Landnámabók
84
Drepstokkr
killing-log
Grœnlendinga saga
3
Drífandi
the drifting one
Landnámabók
321
Dritsker
dung skerry
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Landnámabók
85
Drumboddsstaðir
Drumboddr's farms
Landnámabók
384
Dufansdalr
Dufan's dale
Landnámabók
133
Dufgusdalr
Dufgus's valley
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
42
Dúfunefsskeið
Dúfunefr's (dove-nose's) racecourse
Landnámabók
202
Dúfunesskeið
Dúfunes racecourse
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
54
Dufþaksholt
Dufþakr's wood
Landnámabók
344
Dufþaksskor
Dufþakr's notch
Landnámabók
8
Dumbsbakki
Dumbr's bank
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
2
Dumbshaf
Dumbr's sea
Landnámabók
218
Dungalsbœr
Duncansby, Caithness — Dungall's farm (Dungall from Irish Dúngal)
Brennu-Njáls saga
83
Dungalsgnípa
Dungal's peak
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
Dunkaðarstaðir
Dunkaðr's farmsteads
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
Dyflinn
Dublin
Brennu-Njáls saga
155
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
29
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
Dýflinnarskíri
Dublin's shire
Landnámabók
95
Dynskógar
din woods
Landnámabók
327
Dýrafjǫrðr
animal fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
12
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
19
·
Landnámabók
137
Dyrðilmýri
Dyrðill's mire
Fóstbræðra saga
2
Dyrholmr
door islet
Brennu-Njáls saga
90
Dysjarmýrr
cairn bog
Fljótsdœla saga
19
Dǫgurðará
breakfast river
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Landnámabók
97
Dǫgurðardalr
day-meal's dale
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Dǫgurðarnes
day-meal headland
Eyrbyggja saga
22
·
Fóstbræðra saga
18
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
24
·
Landnámabók
79
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Dǫnustaðir
Dani's farmstead
Laxdœla saga
52
E
Egilsá
Egill's river
Þórðar saga hreðu
13
Egilsskarð
Egill's mountain pass
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Egilsstaðir
Egill's steads
Landnámabók
268
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
Eið
isthmus
Eyrbyggja saga
61
·
Landnámabók
8
Eiðar
isthmuses
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
71
·
Fljótsdœla saga
30
Eiðaskógr
forest of the isthmuses
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
70
·
Fljótsdœla saga
30
Eikibrekka
oak slope
Svarfdœla saga
15
Eikisík
oak ditch
Svarfdœla saga
15
Eiliðavatn
Eiliði's water
Kjalnesinga saga
3
Eilífsdalr
Eilífr's valley
Kjalnesinga saga
1
Eilífsdalsá
Eilífr's valley river
Landnámabók
16
Einarsfjǫrðr
Einarr's fjord
Fóstbræðra saga
20
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
92
Einarshǫfn
Einarr's harbour
Flóamanna saga
9
·
Landnámabók
376
Einarsnes
Einarr's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
Einarssker
Einarr's skerry
Landnámabók
84
Einarsstaðir
Einarr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
247
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
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
Einfœtingaland
land of the one-footers, Uniped-land
Eiríks saga rauða
12
Einhamarr
one crag
Gísla saga Súrssonar
36
Einhyrningsmǫrk
unicorn's forest
Landnámabók
345
Einkunnir
markers/tokens (uncertain)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Eiríksey
Eiríkr's island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Eiríkseyja
Eiríkr's island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Eiríksfjarðarbotni
Eiríksfjǫrðr's head, Eiríksfjǫrðr's bottom
Fóstbræðra saga
23
Eiríksfjǫrðr
Eiríkr's fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Flóamanna saga
25
·
Fóstbræðra saga
20
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Eiríkshólmr
Eiríkr's islets
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Landnámabók
89
Eiríksstaðir
Eiríkr's steads
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Eiríksvágr
Eiríkr's bay
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Ekkjufell
widow's fell
Droplaugarsona saga
11
·
Fljótsdœla saga
29
Elda
fire
Brennu-Njáls saga
75
Eldgrímsholt
Eldgrímr's wood
Laxdœla saga
37
Eldgrímsstaðir
Eldgrímr's farmstead
Landnámabók
49
·
Laxdœla saga
37
Eldueiðr
fire isthmus
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
22
·
Landnámabók
344
Elínarhólmr
Elín's islet
Þórðar saga hreðu
11
Elliðaárós
mouth of the Elliðaá river
Landnámabók
385
Elliðaey
cargo-ship island
Eyrbyggja saga
22
·
Landnámabók
113
Elliðavatn
Elliði's lake
Kjalnesinga saga
16
Elliði
a type of ship (perhaps 'the swift one')
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
·
Kormáks saga
11
Engey
meadow island
Brennu-Njáls saga
13
Engihlíð
meadow slope
Landnámabók
185
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
Enginess
meadow headland
Landnámabók
158
England
England
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
5
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
17
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
19
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
7
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Kormáks saga
27
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Laxdœla saga
41
·
Ljósvetninga saga
31
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
8
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
12
Enni
forehead
Eyrbyggja saga
61
·
Landnámabók
77
Esjuberg
Esja's mountain/rock
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Kjalnesinga saga
2
·
Landnámabók
15
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Eskifjǫrðr
ash-tree fjord
Landnámabók
280
Eskiholt
ash hill
Landnámabók
59
Espihóll
aspen hill
Brennu-Njáls saga
95
·
Landnámabók
230
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Exará
axe river
Landnámabók
390
Ey
the island
Flóamanna saga
32
Eyjafjall
island mountains
Brennu-Njáls saga
41
·
Laxdœla saga
41
Eyjafjallajǫkull
islands' mountains' glacier
Brennu-Njáls saga
124
Eyjafjarðará
Eyjafjörður river
Landnámabók
218
·
Ljósvetninga saga
14
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
16
Eyjafjarðardalr
valley of island fjord
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Eyjafjarðarstrǫnd
Eyjafjǫrðr's shore
Landnámabók
236
Eyjafjǫll
islands' mountains
Landnámabók
24
Eyjafjǫrðr
island fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga
95
·
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Finnboga saga ramma
25
·
Fljótsdœla saga
30
·
Fóstbræðra saga
18
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
·
Kjalnesinga saga
18
·
Landnámabók
135
·
Laxdœla saga
3
·
Ljósvetninga saga
6
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
·
Svarfdœla saga
11
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
5
·
Vatnsdœla saga
40
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
13
Eyjará
island river
Landnámabók
327
Eyjardalsá
island valley's river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
64
·
Landnámabók
242
Eyjarengi
island meadow
Vatnsdœla saga
31
Eyjarvað
island ford
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Laxdœla saga
62
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
24
Eyjarþing
island assembly
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
27
Eyjasveit
islands' district
Landnámabók
349
Eyrar
gravel banks/sandbanks
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Flóamanna saga
18
·
Grœnlendinga saga
3
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
8
·
Landnámabók
348
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
3
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
11
also: gravel banks
Eyrarbakki
gravel-bank's bank
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Kjalnesinga saga
16
·
Landnámabók
372
also: gravel-spit bank
Eyrargilsá
gravel-bank ravine river
Droplaugarsona saga
10
·
Fljótsdœla saga
29
Eyrarlǫnd
gravel-spit lands
Landnámabók
81
Eyrarskógr
gravel-bank wood
Ljósvetninga saga
20
Eyrasund
Öresund, "gravel-bank sound"
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
Eyri
gravel spit
Landnámabók
16
Eyrr
gravel spit
Eyrbyggja saga
60
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
·
Landnámabók
36
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
22
also: gravel bank, spit of land; gravel bank; gravel banks
Eysýsla
island district (Saaremaa, Estonia)
Brennu-Njáls saga
30
Eyvindará
Eyvindr's river
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
10
·
Landnámabók
280
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
9
Eyvindardalr
Eyvindr's valley
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
Eyvindarfjǫll
Eyvindr's mountains
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
Eyvindarfjǫrðr
Eyvindr's fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
·
Landnámabók
159
Eyvindarhóll
Eyvindr's hills
Landnámabók
348
Eyvindarmúli
Eyvindr's headland
Landnámabók
348
Eyvindarstaðir
Eyvindr's homesteads
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Eyvindartorfa
Eyvindr's turf-patch
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
F
Fábeinsá
Fábeinn's river
Landnámabók
113
Fagrabrekka
fair slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Landnámabók
168
Fagradalr
fair valley
Landnámabók
330
Fagradalsá
fair valley river
Landnámabók
301
Fagradalsárós
fair-dale river's mouth
Landnámabók
120
Fagraskógafjall
fair birchwood(s) mountain
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
58
Fagraskógr
fair forest
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
23
Fagravík
fair bay
Landnámabók
264
Fagridalr
fair valley
Landnámabók
116
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
11
Fagriskógar
fair woods
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
Fagriskógr
fair wood
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
·
Landnámabók
68
Fangabrekka
wrestling slope
Ljósvetninga saga
11
Fannardalr
snowdrift valley
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
Fáskrúðsbakki
bank of the (river) Fáskrúð, of uncertain meaning
Vápnfirðinga saga
15
Fáskrúðsfjǫrðr
Fáskrúð fjord
Landnámabók
296
Faxalœkr
Faxi's brook
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
22
Faxaóss
Faxi's river-mouth
Landnámabók
5
Feldarhólmr
cloak's islet
Landnámabók
84
Fell
hill, mountain
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
1
·
Landnámabók
111
·
Ljósvetninga saga
21
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
also: fell, mountain; fell; mountain
Fellshverfi
fell district
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
·
Landnámabók
310
·
Laxdœla saga
40
Fellsmúli
fell's headland
Landnámabók
242
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Fellsskógar
fell's woods
Landnámabók
111
Fellsǫxl
fell's shoulder
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
20
Fenhringr
fen ring
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
37
Ferjubakki
ferry bank
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
8
Ferstikla
journey marker
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
23
·
Landnámabók
21
also: ferry ford
Fibuli
unknown, likely a pre-Norse or obscure Norwegian fjord-name
Gísla saga Súrssonar
1
Fíflavǫllr
dandelion fields
Landnámabók
356
Finnafjǫrðr
Finns' fjord
Landnámabók
265
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
·
Landnámabók
114
Finnsstaðir
Finnr's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
11
Firðafylki
fjord district
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
2
·
Flóamanna saga
2
·
Landnámabók
6
also: fjords' district
Firðir
fjords
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
90
Fiská
fish river
Landnámabók
355
Fiskilœkjarhverfi
fish brook district
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
26
·
Víga-Glúms saga
16
Fiskilækr
fish brook
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
38
·
Landnámabók
235
Fiskivatn
fish lakes
Brennu-Njáls saga
126
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
54
·
Laxdœla saga
57
Fit
meadow by the water
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Svarfdœla saga
22
Fitjar
marshy meadows
Fóstbræðra saga
12
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
33
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
27
also: the meadows
Fjalir
planks, boards
Landnámabók
68
Fjarðafylki
fjord district
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
Fjarðará
fjord river
Landnámabók
320
Fjarðarhorn
fjord's corner
Landnámabók
82
Fjósatunga
cowshed tongue
Ljósvetninga saga
4
Fjǫll
mountains
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
2
·
Landnámabók
348
also: the fells
Fjǫrðr
fjords; the Westfjords
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
also: fjords
Fjǫrleifartoft
Fjǫrleifr's house sites
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
Flangastaðir
Flangi's farmsteads
Landnámabók
284
Flatatunga
flat meadow
Landnámabók
199
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
13
also: flat tongue
Flatey
flat island
Gísla saga Súrssonar
25
·
Landnámabók
114
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
7
Flateyjardalr
valley of Flat Island
Finnboga saga ramma
1
·
Landnámabók
241
·
Ljósvetninga saga
23
Flateyjardalsheiðr
heath of flat island valley
Finnboga saga ramma
23
Flisuhverfi
splinter district
Eyrbyggja saga
56
Fljót
river
Landnámabók
149
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
also: rivers
Fljótsdalr
river's valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Fljótsdœla saga
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Landnámabók
43
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
5
Fljótsdalsheiði
heath of the river valley
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Fljótsdalshérað
district of the river valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Fljótsdœla saga
7
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
9
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Fljótsdalsheraði
Fljótsdalr district
Fljótsdœla saga
22
Fljótsheiði
river's heath
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
20
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Fljótsheiðr
river's heath
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
Fljótshlíð
river's slope
Brennu-Njáls saga
19
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Landnámabók
348
Fljótshverfi
river quarter
Landnámabók
242
·
Ljósvetninga saga
5
Fljótstunga
river tongue (tongue of land by the river)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
Flóagafl
Flói's gable
Flóamanna saga
30
Flói
marshy area
Eyrbyggja saga
60
·
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
·
Landnámabók
28
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
also: bay; bay, marsh; bay, marshland; marshy flats
Flókadalr
Flóki's valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
4
·
Landnámabók
16
Flókadalsá
Flóki's valley river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
1
·
Landnámabók
32
Flókadalsáróss
mouth of Flóki's valley river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
Flókavágr
Flóki's bay
Landnámabók
5
Flókavarði
Flóki's cairn
Landnámabók
5
Flugumýrr
fly's mire
Landnámabók
202
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
Fnjóskadalsá
rotten-wood valley's river
Landnámabók
236
Folafótr
foal's foot
Landnámabók
149
Fold
land, earth
Brennu-Njáls saga
82
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
Fólgsn
hiding place
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
13
Fornastaðir
old steads
Ljósvetninga saga
28
Fornhagi
old pasture
Víga-Glúms saga
28
Fornistaðir
old steads
Ljósvetninga saga
22
Fors
waterfall
Landnámabók
63
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
20
Forsá
waterfall river
Gísla saga Súrssonar
27
·
Landnámabók
18
Forsárskógr
waterfall river's forest
Brennu-Njáls saga
116
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
Forsdalr
waterfall valley
Droplaugarsona saga
4
Forsfjǫrðr
waterfall fjord
Landnámabók
136
Forsvǫllr
ford field
Landnámabók
273
Forsæludalr
shady valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Framnes
forward headland
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Landnámabók
372
Freyfaxahamarr
Freyfaxi's crag
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
15
Friðarey
peace island
Brennu-Njáls saga
154
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Friðleifsdalr
Friðleifr's valley
Landnámabók
209
Friðleifsdalsá
Friðleifsdalr's river
Landnámabók
209
Friðmundará
Friðmundr's river
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Frísland
Frisia, land of the Frisians
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
49
Fróðá
fertile river
Eyrbyggja saga
15
·
Landnámabók
78
Fróðárland
land of Fróðá (the 'wise/fertile river')
Eyrbyggja saga
15
Fróðárós
mouth of the Fróðá (wise river)
Eyrbyggja saga
40
·
Landnámabók
79
Fróðastaðir
Fróði's steads
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
Fúlalœkr
foul brook
Landnámabók
333
Fúlilœkr
foul brook
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
289
Fura
pine
Landnámabók
71
Furðustrandir
wonder strands
Eiríks saga rauða
8
Furusund
pine strait
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
18
Fyllarlækr
Fyllir's brook
Landnámabók
371
also: Fylla's brook
Færey
the Faroe Islands
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Droplaugarsona saga
7
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Laxdœla saga
4
Færeyjar
the Faroe Islands
Fljótsdœla saga
27
·
Landnámabók
2
G
Gaflfellsheiði
gable fell's heath
Eyrbyggja saga
62
Galmarstrǫnd
shore of Galmar (uncertain first element)
Laxdœla saga
86
Gálmastrǫnd
Gálmi's shore
Landnámabók
222
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
36
also: Galmi's strand
Galtarhamarr
boar's crag
Landnámabók
218
Garðar
enclosures, farmsteads
Grœnlendinga saga
3
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
9
·
Landnámabók
23
also: yards, enclosures; enclosures, farms; enclosures
Garðaríki
Russia, from 'realm of forts/towns'
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
4
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
28
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
41
Garðarshólmr
Garðarr's islet
Landnámabók
4
Garðaþing
Garðar assembly
Fóstbræðra saga
23
Garðr
enclosure
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
28
Garðshorn
garth's corner
Finnboga saga ramma
29
Garðshvammr
enclosure's grassy slope
Þórðar saga hreðu
12
Garpsdalr
warrior's valley
Fóstbræðra saga
15
·
Landnámabók
119
·
Laxdœla saga
34
Garpsdalsá
Garpsdalr's river
Fóstbræðra saga
19
Gásasandr
goose sand
Brennu-Njáls saga
148
Gáseyrr
goose sandbank
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
37
Gásir
geese
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
37
·
Ljósvetninga saga
23
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
13
Gata
path, road
Landnámabók
5
Gaular
uncertain, perhaps related to a river name meaning 'the roaring one'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
2
·
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Landnámabók
6
Gaulardalr
Gaula river's valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
Gaulverjabœr
Gaulverjar's farm
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Landnámabók
368
also: farm of the men of Gaular
Gautavík
bay of the Gautar (Geats)
Brennu-Njáls saga
87
·
Fljótsdœla saga
14
Gautelfr
Gautar's river (the Göta river)
Brennu-Njáls saga
82
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
18
·
Svarfdœla saga
4
Gautland
land of the Gautar (Geats)
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
76
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
3
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
7
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
13
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Laxdœla saga
38
·
Ljósvetninga saga
30
·
Svarfdœla saga
10
·
Vatnsdœla saga
3
also: land of the Gautar
Gautlǫnd
Gauti's lands
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
24
Gautsdalr
Gautr's valley
Landnámabók
184
·
Vatnsdœla saga
17
Geilastofnar
gully stumps
Brennu-Njáls saga
54
Geiradalr
Geiri's valley
Landnámabók
256
Geirastaðir
Geiri's farmsteads
Landnámabók
256
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
17
Geiravǫllr
Geiri's plains
Svarfdœla saga
25
Geirdalsá
Geirdalr's river
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Geirhildarvatn
Geirhildr's lake
Landnámabók
5
Geirhólmr
Geir's islet
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
24
Geirland
spear land
Landnámabók
322
Geirlandsá
Geirland's river
Landnámabók
319
Geirmundarstaðir
Geirmundr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
113
Geirmundarstǫðir
Geirmundr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
115
Geirmundarvágr
Geirmundr's bay
Landnámabók
113
Geirolfseyrr
Geirólfr's gravel bank
Droplaugarsona saga
5
Geirólfsgnúpr
Geirólfr's peak
Landnámabók
157
Geirsá
Geirr's river
Landnámabók
34
Geirshlíð
Geirr's slope
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
36
Geirshólmr
Geirr's islet
Landnámabók
17
Geirstangi
Geirr's point
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
35
Geirvǫr
spear landing-place (uncertain first element)
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Geirþjófsfjǫrðr
Geirþjófr's fjord
Gísla saga Súrssonar
20
·
Landnámabók
136
Geitahella
goat rock
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
Geitaskarð
goats' pass
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
Geitavík
goat bay
Fljótsdœla saga
18
Geitdalr
goat valley
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
Geitishamarr
goat's crag
Fljótsdœla saga
5
Geitissúlur
goat's pillars
Fljótsdœla saga
5
Geitland
goat land
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
·
Landnámabók
30
Geitlandsjǫkull
goat land's glacier
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
Geldingadragi
wether's drag
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
29
Gemlufallsheiði
heath of Gemlufall (old ewe's waterfall/slope)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
Gervidalr
artificial valley (uncertain first element)
Fóstbræðra saga
6
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
Gil
ravines
Fljótsdœla saga
7
Gilhagi
gully pasture
Landnámabók
194
Giljá
gully river
Landnámabók
38
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Giljum
gullies
Landnámabók
39
Gilsá
ravine river
Landnámabók
280
Gilsáreyri
gravel bank of the ravine river
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
Gilsárteigr
ravine river's meadow strip
Fljótsdœla saga
3
Gilsbakki
gully bank
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
44
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
4
·
Landnámabók
15
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
Gilsfjǫrðr
gully fjord
Landnámabók
119
·
Laxdœla saga
34
Gíslavatn
Gísli's lakes
Landnámabók
51
Gjábakki
chasm bank
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
Gjǫgr
narrow rocky channel/gully
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
Glámuheiðr
Gláma's heath
Fóstbræðra saga
10
Glaumbœjarland
land of the farm of merriment/din (glaumr 'noise, merriment' + bær 'farm' + land 'land')
Grœnlendinga saga
10
Glaumbœr
merriment farm
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
·
Grœnlendinga saga
10
Gleipnisvellir
Gleipnir's plains
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Glerá
glass river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
·
Landnámabók
229
Glerárskógar
woods of Gler river (glass river)
Eyrbyggja saga
14
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
37
Gljúfrá
ravine river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
58
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
21
Glóðafeykisá
Glóðafeykir's river
Landnámabók
202
Glúmsstaðir
Glúmr's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
1
Glæsiskelda
Glæsir's spring
Eyrbyggja saga
63
Gnúpafell
peaks' mountain
Valla-Ljóts saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
25
Gnúpar
peaks
Landnámabók
68
also: peak river
Gnúpr
peak
Finnboga saga ramma
30
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
also: peaks
Gnúpsdalir
peak's dale
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Gnúpsskarð
peak's pass
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
24
Gnúpudalr
Gnúpa's valley
Landnámabók
69
Gnúpufell
peak's fell
Landnámabók
146
·
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
·
Landnámabók
379
Goddastaðir
Goddi's steads
Laxdœla saga
11
Goðaland
land of the gods
Brennu-Njáls saga
124
Goðaskógr
the goðar's wood
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
Goðdalir
gods' valleys
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
81
·
Landnámabók
195
·
Ljósvetninga saga
3
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
14
Goððalr
gods' dales
Landnámabók
196
also: god's dales
Goðheimr
gods' home
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
89
Gorvík
gore inlet
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
29
Gotalækr
Goti's brook
Landnámabók
77
Grafarhús
grave houses
Svarfdœla saga
25
Grafningr
digging, trench
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
19
Granaskeið
Grani's race-course
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Granastaðir
Grani's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
Grenitrésnes
fir-tree headland
Landnámabók
123
Grenivík
fir bay
Landnámabók
238
Grenjaðarstaðir
Grenjaðr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
248
Grenjar
fox dens
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
2
Grettisbúr
Grettir's storehouse
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
82
Grettisbæli
Grettir's lair
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
19
Grettisgeil
Grettir's ravine
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
10
·
Landnámabók
379
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
Grímkelsstaðir
Grímkell's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
2
Grímólfsvǫtn
Grímólfr's lakes
Landnámabók
149
Grímsá
Grímr's river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Fljótsdœla saga
11
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
1
·
Landnámabók
30
Grímsárós
Grímr's river's mouth
Flóamanna saga
9
·
Fóstbræðra saga
18
·
Landnámabók
152
Grímsbygðir
Grímr's settlements
Fljótsdœla saga
31
Grímsbyggð
Grímr's settlement
Droplaugarsona saga
14
Grímsdalr
Grímr's valley
Landnámabók
56
·
Laxdœla saga
37
Grímsey
Grímr's island
Landnámabók
68
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
8
·
Svarfdœla saga
21
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
8
Grímseyjarsund
Grímsey's sound
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Grímsgil
Grímr's gully
Landnámabók
39
Grímshellir
Grímr's cave
Fljótsdœla saga
31
Grímsholt
Grímr's wood
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
Grímsnes
Grímr's headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
47
·
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
9
·
Landnámabók
129
Grímsstaðir
Grímr's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
5
Grímstunga
Grímr's tongue of land
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Grímstungur
Grímr's tongues of land
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Grindalœkr
Grindi's brook
Landnámabók
185
Grindarhólar
gate hills
Þórðar saga hreðu
10
Grindarlækr
gate's brook
Landnámabók
184
Grindavík
gate/fence bay
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
9
·
Landnámabók
329
Grindill
little gate
Landnámabók
211
Grindr
gates
Landnámabók
42
Grísartunga
Gríss's tongue of land
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Landnámabók
56
·
Laxdœla saga
37
Grjótá
stony river
Brennu-Njáls saga
34
·
Landnámabók
65
Grjótárdalr
stone river's valley
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
22
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
Grjótvallarmúli
stone-field's headland
Landnámabók
116
Grónes
grassy headland
Landnámabók
124
Gróustaðir
Gróa's farms
Landnámabók
180
Gruflunaust
boat-shed of Grufla (uncertain first element)
Eyrbyggja saga
45
Grund
grassy plain
Landnámabók
179
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
3
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
also: ground, grassy plain
Grundarhús
green field's houses
Svarfdœla saga
24
Grunnafjǫrðr
shallow fjord
Fóstbræðra saga
2
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
32
·
Landnámabók
43
Grýtubakki
stony bank
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Grœnaland
green land
Landnámabók
395
Grœnavatn
green lake
Landnámabók
255
Grœnland
Greenland
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Flóamanna saga
25
·
Fóstbræðra saga
16
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
38
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Ljósvetninga saga
31
Grœnlandsjǫkull
Greenland's glaciers
Flóamanna saga
22
Grœnmór
green moor
Finnboga saga ramma
10
Grǫf
pit
Flóamanna saga
29
·
Landnámabók
49
Guðbrandsstaðir
Guðbrandr's steads
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
38
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
21
Guðdalir
god's dales
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Landnámabók
184
·
Laxdœla saga
80
Guðlaugshǫfði
Guðlaugr's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Landnámabók
165
Guðlaugsvík
Guðlaugr's bay
Landnámabók
165
Guðmundarey
Guðmundr's island
Laxdœla saga
18
Guðmundarstaðir
Guðmundr's steads
Vápnfirðinga saga
4
Gufá
steam river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
27
·
Landnámabók
29
Gufárós
Gufá's river-mouth
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
2
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
2
also: Gufá river-mouth
Gufáróss
mouth of the Gufá
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
Gufuáróss
mouth of steam river
Laxdœla saga
40
Gufufitjar
Gufa's meadows
Fóstbræðra saga
12
Gufufjǫrðr
Gufa's fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Landnámabók
124
Gufunes
steam headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Landnámabók
125
Gufuskálar
steam huts
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Landnámabók
125
Gullberastaðir
Gullberi's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
1
·
Landnámabók
32
Gullteigr
gold strip
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Gunnarsdæld
Gunnarr's dale
Fljótsdœla saga
18
Gunnarsholt
Gunnarr's holt (small wood)
Brennu-Njáls saga
19
·
Landnámabók
348
Gunnarsstaðir
Gunnarr's steads
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
11
Gunnbjarnarsker
Gunnbjǫrn's skerries
Landnámabók
76
Gunnlaugarstaðir
Gunnlaug's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Gunnlaugsstaðir
Gunnlaugr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
46
Gunnólfsá
Gunnólfr's river
Landnámabók
216
Gunnólfsfell
Gunnólfr's mountain
Landnámabók
264
Gunnólfsvík
Gunnólfr's bay
Landnámabók
264
Gunnsteinn
battle stones
Landnámabók
241
Gunnsteinsstaðir
Gunnsteinn's farmsteads
Landnámabók
184
Gýgjarsporsá
giantess's track river
Landnámabók
154
Gyldarhagi
Gyldr's pasture
Landnámabók
383
Gǫnguskarð
walking pass
Fljótsdœla saga
15
·
Landnámabók
211
Gǫnguskarðsá
Göngu-skarð's river
Landnámabók
187
Gǫnguskarðsárós
walking-pass river's mouth
Landnámabók
184
Gǫnguskarðsóss
estuary of the walking gap
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
76
Gǫrtar
enclosed fields
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
22
H
Haddingjadalr
Haddingjar's valley
Landnámabók
68
Haffjarðará
ocean-fjord river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
9
Hafgrímsfjǫrðr
Hafgrímr's fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
92
Hafnarfjall
harbour mountains
Landnámabók
30
Hafnarfjǫll
harbour mountains
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Hafnarfjǫrðr
harbour fjord
Landnámabók
5
Háfr
dip-net
Landnámabók
367
Hafrafell
goats' fell
Landnámabók
120
Hafrafellstunga
he-goats' fell's tongue
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
6
Hafragil
he-goats' ravine
Laxdœla saga
48
Hafraklettr
goat cliff
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Hafranes
he-goats' headland
Landnámabók
294
Hafratindr
goat peaks
Laxdœla saga
49
Hafrsá
he-goat's river
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Landnámabók
289
Hafrsfjǫrðr
he-goat's fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
9
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
2
·
Landnámabók
112
·
Vatnsdœla saga
8
Hafrsstaðir
Hafr's farmsteads
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
Hafsfjarðarey
island of the sea-fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
56
Háfslœkr
dip-net brook
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
62
Hagagarðr
pasture fence
Landnámabók
386
Haganes
pasture headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Landnámabók
211
Hagavík
pasture bay
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
2
Hagi
pasture
Brennu-Njáls saga
103
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
4
·
Landnámabók
152
·
Laxdœla saga
33
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
4
·
Víga-Glúms saga
27
Hakaskarð
Haki's pass
Landnámabók
385
Hákonarstaðir
Hákon's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
1
·
Landnámabók
274
Haleyri
Hali's gravel bank
Svarfdœla saga
31
Hálfdanartungur
Hálfdan's tongues of land
Ljósvetninga saga
18
Halland
Halland, region name possibly meaning 'high land'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
48
Hallarmúli
hall's headland
Landnámabók
46
Hallbjarnarvarða
Hallbjǫrn's cairn
Landnámabók
152
Hallbjarnarvǫrður
Hallbjörn's cairns
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
Hallfreðargata
Hallfreðr's path
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
2
Hallfreðarstaðir
Hallfreðr's steads
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
Hallgeirsey
Hallgeir's island
Landnámabók
349
Hallkellsstaðir
Hallkell's farmsteads
Landnámabók
43
Hallkelshólar
Hallkell's hillocks
Landnámabók
389
Hallkelsstaðir
Hallkell's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
41
·
Landnámabók
26
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
Hallormsstaðir
Hallormr's farmsteads
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
Hallormstaðir
Hallormr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Hallsteinshaugr
Hallsteinn's mound
Flóamanna saga
9
Hallsteinsnes
Hallsteinn's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Landnámabók
123
·
Laxdœla saga
34
Hallsteinssund
Hallsteinn's sound
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
371
Hallvarðsstaðir
Hallvarðr's steads
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Hálogaland
land of the high fires (high-flame land)
Brennu-Njáls saga
82
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Finnboga saga ramma
10
·
Fljótsdœla saga
21
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
20
·
Grœnlendinga saga
2
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Landnámabók
86
·
Vatnsdœla saga
7
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
40
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
7
Háls
neck, ridge
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
·
Landnámabók
137
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
also: ridges; ridge
Hálsaland
ridges' land
Landnámabók
37
Hálsar
ridges
Landnámabók
138
Hálsgrǫf
ridge pit
Landnámabók
205
Hamarengi
crag meadow
Laxdœla saga
55
Hamarr
crag
Fóstbræðra saga
21
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
38
·
Landnámabók
48
·
Víga-Glúms saga
14
Hamarsá
crag river
Landnámabók
306
Hamarseyri
crag's gravel bank
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
5
Hamrar
crags
Landnámabók
311
Hámundarstaðir
Hámundr's steads
Brennu-Njáls saga
19
·
Landnámabók
218
Hanakambr
cock's comb
Víga-Glúms saga
26
Hanatún
cock's farm
Landnámabók
228
Háramarsey
Haramsøy, island in Norway (first element of uncertain meaning)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
17
Háreksstaðir
Hárekr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
53
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
Haugavað
mound ford
Flóamanna saga
9
·
Landnámabók
376
Haugr
burial mound
Gísla saga Súrssonar
27
·
Landnámabók
211
also: mound
Haugsendi
mound's end
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
Haugsgarðr
mound enclosure
Laxdœla saga
24
Haugsnes
mound ness
Eyrbyggja saga
9
·
Laxdœla saga
35
Haukadalr
hawk valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
23
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
12
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
·
Landnámabók
89
·
Laxdœla saga
37
Haukadalsá
hawk valley's river
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
·
Landnámabók
105
·
Laxdœla saga
59
Haukadalsárós
mouth of the Hawk-valley river
Gísla saga Súrssonar
9
Haukadalsskarð
pass of hawk-valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
23
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
42
Haukagil
hawks' ravine
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
·
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Hauksá
Haukr's river
Eyrbyggja saga
35
Hauksgrafir
Haukr's pits
Landnámabók
184
Hávafell
high fell
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
Hávararlón
Hávarr's lagoon
Landnámabók
259
Hávarðsstaðir
Hávarðr's farmsteads
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
3
Hávarsstaðir
Hávarr's farmsteads
Fóstbræðra saga
3
Hávarstoftir
Hávarr's house-sites
Fóstbræðra saga
2
Heðinsfjǫrðr
Heðinn's fjord
Svarfdœla saga
13
Heðinshǫfði
Heðinn's headland
Landnámabók
187
Hefnir
avenger
Landnámabók
179
also: Hefni
Heggsstaðir
Heggr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
Hegranes
heron's headland
Landnámabók
197
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
14
also: heron headland
Hegranessleið
heron headland's assembly
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
20
Hegranessþing
assembly of Hegranes (heron peninsula)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
72
·
Laxdœla saga
81
·
Ljósvetninga saga
25
·
Víga-Glúms saga
14
Heiðabœr
Hedeby, from Old Norse 'heath settlement'
Brennu-Njáls saga
31
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
38
·
Landnámabók
390
also: heath farm
Heiðarbœr
heath farm
Landnámabók
390
Heiðarhús
heath houses
Finnboga saga ramma
23
Heinabergsá
Heinaberg river
Landnámabók
313
Heinabergssandr
sandy plain by Heinaberg (whetstone rock)
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
Helgafell
holy mountain; home of Snorri goði
Brennu-Njáls saga
114
·
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Fljótsdœla saga
21
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
37
·
Landnámabók
85
·
Laxdœla saga
36
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
4
Helgafellsland
land of the holy mountain
Eyrbyggja saga
14
Helgahváll
Helgi's hillock
Flóamanna saga
18
·
Landnámabók
377
also: Helgi's hill
Helgasker
Helgi's skerry
Landnámabók
168
Helgastaðir
Helgi's farmsteads
Landnámabók
242
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Helgavatn
Helgi's lake
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
2
·
Landnámabók
46
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Helguskarð
Helga's pass
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
38
Helgusund
Helga's sound
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
38
Heljardalsheiðr
heath of Hel's valley
Laxdœla saga
83
Helkunduheiði
Helkunda's heath
Landnámabók
264
Hella
flat rock
Eyrbyggja saga
63
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
·
Svarfdœla saga
16
also: flat stones
Hellir
cave
Landnámabók
74
Hellisdalr
cave valley
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
·
Landnámabók
51
also: cave's valley
Hellisdalsheiði
cave valley heath
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
Hellisfitjar
cave's meadows
Landnámabók
37
Hellisfjǫrðr
cave's fjord
Landnámabók
293
Hellishólar
cave hills
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Hellishraun
cave's lava field
Landnámabók
75
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
4
Helsingjaborg
Helsingborg (Sweden), fort of the Helsingar (people-name of uncertain origin)
Brennu-Njáls saga
82
Hengiforsá
hanging waterfall river
Landnámabók
278
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
Hergilsey
Hergils's island
Gísla saga Súrssonar
24
·
Landnámabók
114
also: Hergill's island
Herjólfsfjǫrðr
Herjólfr's fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
91
Herjólfshǫfn
Herjólfr's harbour
Landnámabók
5
Herjólfsnes
Herjólfr's headland
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
91
Hernar
Hernar, islands off western Norway near Bergen
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
·
Landnámabók
2
Hestanes
horse headland
Laxdœla saga
87
Hestavað
horse ford
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Hestfjǫrðr
horse fjord
Landnámabók
149
Hestlœkr
horse brook
Brennu-Njáls saga
77
Hestr
horse
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
Hetland
Shetland
Svarfdœla saga
11
Heydalaland
hay valleys' lands
Landnámabók
300
Heydalr
hay valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
Heynes
hay headland
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
20
Hildisey
Hildir's island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Landnámabók
349
Hildishaugr
Hildir's mound
Landnámabók
323
Hísargafl
Hísa's gable
Flóamanna saga
3
·
Landnámabók
6
Hísing
opaque island name (perhaps 'the shining one' or from a root meaning inner/hidden)
Brennu-Njáls saga
29
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
18
Hítá
Hít river
Landnámabók
66
Hítará
she-otter river
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
12
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
58
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
9
Hítardalr
valley of the Hít river ("bag" river)
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
11
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
57
Hítardalsheiði
Hítardal heath
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
29
Hítardalsheiðr
Hítardalr's heath
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
19
Hítarnes
headland of the Hítá river
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
58
Hjallaland
land of the (rock) ledge
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Hjallanes
ledge headland
Landnámabók
140
Hjalli
ledge, terrace
Flóamanna saga
35
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
·
Landnámabók
180
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
25
also: ledge; ledge, shelf (of rock or sloping terrain)
Hjaltadalr
Hjalti's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Landnámabók
206
·
Laxdœla saga
79
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
Hjaltaeyri
Hjalti's gravel bank
Landnámabók
225
Hjaltland
Shetland
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Fljótsdœla saga
5
·
Landnámabók
2
Hjarðarhagi
herd pasture
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Fljótsdœla saga
30
Hjarðarholt
herd's wood
Brennu-Njáls saga
23
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
·
Landnámabók
140
·
Laxdœla saga
24
Hjarðarholtsland
land of herd wood
Laxdœla saga
31
Hjarðarnes
herd headland
Landnámabók
115
Hjarðarskarð
herd's gap
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Hjarðarvatn
herd's lake
Landnámabók
83
Hjǫrleifshǫfði
Hjǫrleifr's headland
Flóamanna saga
28
·
Landnámabók
8
also: Hjǫrleifr's head
Hjǫrsey
stag island
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
1
also: Hjörr's island
Hlaðbúð
heap/built booth
Brennu-Njáls saga
138
Hlaðhamarr
loading crag
Landnámabók
20
Hlaðir
Lade (Trondheim, Norway), from 'loading places/piers'
Brennu-Njáls saga
82
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
22
·
Finnboga saga ramma
14
·
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
6
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
Hlaupandastaðir
runner's farms
Fljótsdœla saga
14
also: runners' farmsteads
Hleiðr
Lejre
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Hleiðrargarðr
enclosure at Lejre (Denmark)
Brennu-Njáls saga
104
·
Landnámabók
237
Hlíð
slope
Landnámabók
114
also: slope, hillside; the slope
Hlíðarendi
slope's end
Brennu-Njáls saga
19
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Eyrbyggja saga
47
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
1
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
19
·
Landnámabók
284
Hlíðarlǫnd
slope's lands
Landnámabók
386
Hlymrekr
Limerick
Landnámabók
122
Hlǫðuvík
barn bay
Landnámabók
149
Hnefilsdalr
Hnefill's valley
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Hnjóská
touchwood river
Landnámabók
238
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
also: tinder-fungus river
Hnjóskadalr
touchwood valley
Landnámabók
237
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
9
Hof
temple
Brennu-Njáls saga
25
·
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Finnboga saga ramma
28
·
Fljótsdœla saga
4
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
·
Kjalnesinga saga
17
·
Landnámabók
14
·
Laxdœla saga
79
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
Hofgarðar
temple enclosures
Eyrbyggja saga
42
·
Landnámabók
73
Hofland
temple land
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Hofsfell
temple fell, temple mountain
Landnámabók
312
Hofsland
temple land
Landnámabók
180
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
Hofslǫnd
temple lands
Landnámabók
270
Hofsstaðir
temple's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Landnámabók
203
Hofstaðir
temple steads
Eyrbyggja saga
9
·
Landnámabók
41
Hofsteigr
temple's meadow strip
Landnámabók
274
Hofsvágr
temple bay
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Landnámabók
85
Hólar
hills
Fóstbræðra saga
13
·
Kjalnesinga saga
5
·
Landnámabók
60
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
13
Hóll
hill
Brennu-Njáls saga
127
·
Eyrbyggja saga
35
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
4
·
Kjalnesinga saga
4
·
Laxdœla saga
32
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
also: hills
Hólmar
islets/holms
Grœnlendinga saga
1
Hólmkelsá
Hólmkell's river
Landnámabók
77
Hólmlátr
islet's seal-lair
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Hólmr
islet
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
·
Landnámabók
22
Hólmsá
islet river
Landnámabók
324
Hólmsfjall
Hólmr's mountain
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
Hólmsland
islet land
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
30
·
Landnámabók
166
also: islet's land
Hólmslátr
islet's slaughter
Landnámabók
87
Hólmslǫnd
islet's lands
Landnámabók
57
Holt
wood, copse
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
·
Landnámabók
24
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
also: wood; copse; wooded hills; copses, rocky hills
Holtaland
holts' lands
Flóamanna saga
6
Holtalǫnd
wood lands
Landnámabók
376
Holtastaðir
holts' farmsteads
Landnámabók
185
Holtavǫrðuheiði
wooded-hill cairn heath
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
67
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
13
Holtavǫrðuheiðr
the heath of the cairn on the rocky hill
Brennu-Njáls saga
7
Holtsdalr
copse's dale
Svarfdœla saga
25
Holtsvað
holt's ford
Brennu-Njáls saga
116
Hóp
landlocked bay
Eiríks saga rauða
10
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Hópsós
Hóp's outlet
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
19
Horn
horn
Landnámabók
2
Hornafjarðarstrǫnd
Horn fjord's shore
Landnámabók
311
Hornafjǫrðr
horn fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga
41
·
Droplaugarsona saga
14
·
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Fljótsdœla saga
31
·
Landnámabók
310
Hornstrǫnd
horn shores
Landnámabók
89
Hrafnagil
ravens' ravine
Ljósvetninga saga
22
·
Vatnsdœla saga
40
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
18
Hrafnagilslaug
hot spring/bathing pool of raven's gully
Víga-Glúms saga
11
Hrafnasker
ravens' skerry
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
22
Hrafnista
raven island (second element unclear)
Brennu-Njáls saga
104
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
1
·
Landnámabók
29
Hrafnkelsdalr
Hrafnkell's valley
Fljótsdœla saga
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
·
Landnámabók
283
Hrafnkelsstaðir
Hrafnkell's steads
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Fljótsdœla saga
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
14
Hrafnsfjǫrðr
raven's fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
also: Hrafn's fjord
Hrafnsstaðir
Hrafn's farmsteads
Svarfdœla saga
32
Hrafnstóftir
raven's house-ruins
Landnámabók
344
Hrafntoptir
Hrafn's house-sites
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Hranafall
Hrani's fall
Landnámabók
49
Hranarek
Hrani's drift-wreck
Svarfdœla saga
16
Hranastaðir
Hrani's farmsteads
Landnámabók
39
Hrappsstaðir
Hrappr's farmstead
Laxdœla saga
10
Hraun
lava field
Landnámabók
76
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
8
Hraundalr
lava valley
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
19
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
13
·
Landnámabók
65
Hraunfjǫrðr
lava fjord
Laxdœla saga
3
Hraungerði
lava enclosure
Landnámabók
28
Hraungerðingahreppr
district of the people of Hraungerði, lava enclosure
Landnámabók
28
Hraungerðingar
dwellers of Hraungerði, lava enclosure
Landnámabók
374
Hraunhafnará
lava harbour river
Landnámabók
73
Hraunhafnarós
river mouth of lava harbour
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
42
Hraunhafnaróss
river mouth of lava harbour
Eyrbyggja saga
40
Hraunhǫfn
lava harbour
Eyrbyggja saga
40
·
Fóstbræðra saga
16
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Landnámabók
74
Hraunsás
lava field's ridge
Landnámabók
43
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
also: lava ridge
Hraunsáss
lava field ridge
Landnámabók
41
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
6
also: lava field's ridge
Hraunsfjǫrðr
lava fjord
Landnámabók
82
Hraunsholtslœkr
lava-ridge-stream
Landnámabók
396
Hraunshǫfn
lava field's harbour
Fóstbræðra saga
14
Hraunslœkr
lava's brook
Flóamanna saga
6
·
Landnámabók
376
Hreðuvatn
Hreða's lake
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
·
Landnámabók
55
Hreggerðismúli
Hreggerðir's headland
Landnámabók
314
Hreggsgerðismúli
Hreggsgerði's crag
Landnámabók
310
Hreiðarsgerði
Hreiðarr's enclosure
Landnámabók
75
Hreiðarsstaðir
Hreiðarr's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
13
Hringaríki
Ringerike, "ring kingdom"
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
·
Landnámabók
13
Hringsstaðir
Hringr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
175
Hrip
creel
Landnámabók
68
Hripkelsstaðir
Hripkell's farmsteads
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Hrísar
brushwoods
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Landnámabók
34
Hrísateigr
brushwood strip
Víga-Glúms saga
21
Hrísbrú
brushwood bridge
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
86
Hrísey
brushwood island
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
·
Landnámabók
218
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Víga-Glúms saga
27
Hróarslækr
Hróarr's brook
Flóamanna saga
8
·
Landnámabók
344
Hróarstunga
Hróarr's tongue
Fljótsdœla saga
4
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
20
Hróiskelda
Hrói's spring
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
3
Hrólfsstaðir
Hrólfr's steads
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
Hrollaugsstaðir
Hrollaugr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
13
Hrollaugsstǫðir
Hrollaugr's homesteads
Fljótsdœla saga
30
Hrolleifsdalr
Hrolleifr's valley
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
18
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
also: Hrólfr's valley
Hrolleifsdalsá
Hrolleifr's valley river
Landnámabók
208
Hrómundarstaðir
Hrómundr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
46
Hrossagarðr
horse enclosure
Landnámabók
329
Hrossageilar
horse gullies
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
13
Hrossey
horse island
Brennu-Njáls saga
85
Hrossholt
horse wood
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
9
Hrunamannahreppr
Hrunamenn's district
Landnámabók
381
Hrútafjarðará
river of ram fjord
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Hrútafjarðarhals
ram fjord's ridge
Finnboga saga ramma
35
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
Hrútafjarðarstrǫnd
ram-fjord's shore
Landnámabók
172
Hrútafjǫrðr
ram's fjord
Bandamanna saga
1
·
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
10
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
7
·
Finnboga saga ramma
33
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
13
·
Kjalnesinga saga
11
·
Landnámabók
33
·
Laxdœla saga
20
·
Ljósvetninga saga
31
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Hrútsstaðir
Hrútr's homestead
Brennu-Njáls saga
1
·
Landnámabók
106
·
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
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Húnavatnsþing
assembly district of Húnavatn (bear cub/young bear lake)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
44
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Landnámabók
183
·
Vatnsdœla saga
33
Hundadalr
dogs' valley
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
·
Landnámabók
101
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Hundsnes
dog's headland
Landnámabók
261
Hurðarbaki
Hurð's ridge
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
19
Húsafell
houses' fell
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
19
·
Laxdœla saga
78
Húsafellsbœr
house-fell farm
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
20
Húsagarðr
houses' yard
Landnámabók
362
Húsanes
houses' headland
Gísla saga Súrssonar
20
Húsastaðir
houses stead
Droplaugarsona saga
1
Húsavík
houses' bay
Landnámabók
4
·
Ljósvetninga saga
1
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
39
Hvaleyri
whale gravel-bank
Landnámabók
5
Hvalfjarðarstrǫnd
whale fjord's shore
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
Hvalfjǫrðr
whale fjord
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
24
·
Landnámabók
9
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Hváll
knoll
Landnámabók
350
Hvallátr
whale lairs
Landnámabók
131
Hvalsey
whale island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Landnámabók
93
Hvalseyjarfjǫrðr
whale island's fjord
Landnámabók
93
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
Hvalsnesskriða
whale headland's scree slopes
Landnámabók
299
Hvalvatnsfjǫrðr
whale lake fjord
Landnámabók
240
Hvammr
small grassy valley
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Finnboga saga ramma
36
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
10
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
3
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
18
·
Laxdœla saga
5
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
also: grassy hollow
Hvammsdalr
valley of the small round valley/hollow
Laxdœla saga
35
Hvammsfjǫrðr
fjord of the small valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
114
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Hvammsleið
path to the small valley
Bandamanna saga
12
Hvammssveit
district of Hvammur (small valley)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
26
Hvanndalir
angelica dales
Landnámabók
215
·
Vatnsdœla saga
40
Hvanndalr
angelica dales
Landnámabók
215
Hvanneyri
angelica sandbank
Landnámabók
30
Hvanneyrr
angelica gravel-bank
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
Hvannstóð
angelica stud
Fljótsdœla saga
19
Hvannǫ́
angelica river
Landnámabók
273
Hvarf
the turning
Landnámabók
2
Hvarfsgnípa
turning-point peak
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Landnámabók
89
Hvassafell
Hvassi's fell
Þórðar saga hreðu
7
Hvassahraun
sharp lava field
Landnámabók
394
Hvatastaðir
Hvati's steads
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Hvin
whistling place
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
7
Hvinir
place named for the hvin plant (bent-grass or resin-wood)
Landnámabók
229
Hvinisfjǫrðr
fjord of Hvin (first element obscure, perhaps a plant or 'whistling' name)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
3
·
Landnámabók
217
Hvinverjadalr
valley of the Hvinverjar
Landnámabók
196
Hvítá
white river
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
5
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Fóstbræðra saga
3
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
17
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
38
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
19
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
·
Landnámabók
37
·
Laxdœla saga
44
·
Vatnsdœla saga
18
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
8
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
6
Hvítadalr
white valley
Laxdœla saga
47
Hvítanes
white headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
97
Hvítárbakki
white river bank
Landnámabók
42
Hvítársíða
white river's side
Landnámabók
26
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
12
also: Hvítá's side
Hvítárvellir
plains of the white river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
41
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
20
Hvítárvǫllr
white river plains
Þórðar saga hreðu
7
Hvítbjarg
white rocks
Landnámabók
44
Hvítbjǫrg
white cliffs
Landnámabók
45
Hvítingshjalli
Hvítingr's ledge
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
31
Hvítramannaland
white men's land
Eiríks saga rauða
12
·
Landnámabók
122
Hvítsborg
white fort
Brennu-Njáls saga
158
Hvítsstaðir
Hvítr's farms
Fóstbræðra saga
12
Hyltinganaust
the Hyltingar's boathouses
Svarfdœla saga
26
Hækingsdalr
Hækingr's valley
Kjalnesinga saga
1
Hæll
heel
Landnámabók
379
Hæringshlaup
Hæringr's leap
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
76
Hæringsstaðir
Hæringr's farms
Svarfdœla saga
21
Hǫð
battle
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
64
Hǫfðabrekka
headland's slope
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
·
Landnámabók
329
Hǫfðahverfi
headland district
Ljósvetninga saga
24
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
14
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
19
Hǫfðaland
headland lands
Landnámabók
348
Hǫfðársandr
headland river's sand
Landnámabók
330
Hǫfðastrǫnd
headland's shore
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
18
Hǫfði
headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
113
·
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
26
·
Grœnlendinga saga
8
·
Landnámabók
79
·
Laxdœla saga
20
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Vatnsdœla saga
18
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
19
Hǫfn
harbour
Fljótsdœla saga
6
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
4
·
Landnámabók
27
also: harbour, haven
Hǫggvandastaðir
hewer's steads
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
Hǫgnastaðir
Hǫgni's farmsteads
Landnámabók
46
Hǫkustaðir
Haka's farmsteads
Landnámabók
200
Hǫrðabólstaðr
Hörði's farmstead
Laxdœla saga
6
Hǫrðabrekka
Hörðar's slope
Valla-Ljóts saga
4
Hǫrðadalr
valley of the Hǫrðar (Norwegian tribe)
Landnámabók
99
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Hǫrðadalsá
Hörðadal river
Landnámabók
98
Hǫrðafylki
district of the people of Hörðaland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
Hǫrðaland
land of the Hörðar (people)
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
9
·
Eyrbyggja saga
39
·
Flóamanna saga
12
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
·
Landnámabók
5
·
Laxdœla saga
11
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Hǫrðhóll
Hǫrðr's hills
Landnámabók
47
Hǫrgá
altar river
Landnámabók
222
Hǫrgárdalr
valley of the heathen-altar river
Landnámabók
223
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Hǫrgárdalsheiðr
Hörgárdalr's heath
Þórðar saga hreðu
13
Hǫrgsholt
altar's holt
Landnámabók
70
Hǫrgsland
altar land
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
20
Hǫskuldsá
Hǫskuldr's river
Landnámabók
77
Hǫskuldsey
Höskuldr's island
Eyrbyggja saga
11
Hǫskuldslœkr
Höskuldr's brook
Landnámabók
385
Hǫskuldsstaðir
Hǫskuldr's homestead
Brennu-Njáls saga
1
·
Landnámabók
126
·
Laxdœla saga
7
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
also: Höskuldr's farmsteads
Hǫskuldsvatn
Hǫskuldr's lake
Landnámabók
245
I
Illugastaðir
Illugi's steads
Ljósvetninga saga
4
Indriðastaðir
Indriði's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
19
Indriðastigr
Indriði's path
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
38
Ingimundarholt
Ingimundr's wood
Landnámabók
179
Ingimundarhǫll
Ingimundr's hill
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Ingjaldsgnúpr
Ingjaldr's peak
Landnámabók
383
Ingjaldshváll
Ingjaldr's hill
Eyrbyggja saga
61
·
Landnámabók
77
Ingjaldssandr
Ingjaldr's sand
Landnámabók
141
·
Laxdœla saga
50
Ingólfsfell
Ingólfr's fell
Landnámabók
8
Ingólfsfjǫrðr
Ingólfr's fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Landnámabók
159
Ingólfsholt
Ingólfr's hill
Vatnsdœla saga
41
Ingólfshǫfðahverfi
Ingólfr's headland district
Landnámabók
316
Ingólfshǫfði
Ingólfr's headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
159
·
Flóamanna saga
3
·
Landnámabók
8
Ingunnarstaðir
Ingunn's steads
Laxdœla saga
34
Innstrǫndum
inner strands
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Irá
Irish river
Landnámabók
24
Írará
Irish river
Landnámabók
340
Írland
Ireland
Brennu-Njáls saga
70
·
Droplaugarsona saga
4
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
29
·
Flóamanna saga
26
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Kjalnesinga saga
1
·
Kormáks saga
19
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Laxdœla saga
13
·
Svarfdœla saga
12
Ísafjarðardjúp
ice fjord's deep
Landnámabók
145
Ísafjǫrðr
ice fjord
Fóstbræðra saga
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
1
·
Landnámabók
87
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
3
Ísland
Iceland
Bandamanna saga
2
·
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
1
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
6
·
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
3
·
Finnboga saga ramma
12
·
Fljótsdœla saga
3
·
Fóstbræðra saga
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
24
·
Kjalnesinga saga
1
·
Kormáks saga
2
·
Landnámabók
1
·
Laxdœla saga
2
·
Ljósvetninga saga
8
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
·
Svarfdœla saga
14
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Íslandsbygð
Iceland's settlement
Landnámabók
382
Ísleifsstaðir
Ísleifr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
47
Ísólfsstunga
Ísólfr's spit of land
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
24
Ísólfstunga
Ísólfr's tongue
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
24
Ísrauðarstaðir
Ísrauðr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
47
J
Jaðar
edge, rim
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
39
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
8
Jaðarr
edge, rim
Landnámabók
215
Jafnaskarð
even pass
Landnámabók
55
Jamtaland
land of the Jamtir (Jämtland, Sweden)
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
·
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Landnámabók
388
·
Vatnsdœla saga
1
Jarðfallsgil
landslide gully
Landnámabók
140
Jarðlangsstaðir
Jarðlangr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
61
Jarlsnes
earl's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
53
Jarlsstaðir
jarl's farmsteads
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
Járngerðarstaðir
Járngerðr's steads
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
5
Jólgeirsstaðir
Jólgeirr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
365
Jórukleif
Jóra's cliff
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
Jórunnarstaðir
Jórunn's steads
Landnámabók
232
·
Víga-Glúms saga
17
Jórvík
York
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
51
Jótland
Jutland, land of the Jutes
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
48
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
13
Jótlandssíða
side/coast of Jutland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
49
Jǫkulsá
glacier river
Droplaugarsona saga
13
·
Finnboga saga ramma
1
·
Fljótsdœla saga
4
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
5
·
Landnámabók
202
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
·
Vatnsdœla saga
29
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Jǫkulsdalr
glacier's valley
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
1
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
2
·
Landnámabók
274
Jǫkulsfell
glacier's fell
Landnámabók
316
Jǫkulsfjǫrðr
glacier fjord
Fóstbræðra saga
3
·
Landnámabók
155
Jǫkulsfjǫrðu
glacier's fjords
Fóstbræðra saga
3
Jǫkulskelda
glacier shell
Fóstbræðra saga
2
Jǫlduhlaup
mare's leap
Landnámabók
2
Jǫldusteinn
mare's stone
Landnámabók
341
also: mare stone
Jǫrundarfell
Jǫrundr's mountain
Landnámabók
179
Jǫrundarfjall
Jörundr's mountain
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Jǫrundarholt
Jǫrundr's wood
Landnámabók
23
Jǫrvi
gravel bank
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
·
Landnámabók
89
Jǫtunheimar
giants' homes
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
89
K
Kakalahóll
Kakali's hill
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Kaldá
cold river
Landnámabók
66
Kaldakinn
cold cheek
Landnámabók
111
·
Ljósvetninga saga
21
Kaldaklofsá
cold cleft river
Landnámabók
337
Kaldakvísl
cold branch
Landnámabók
383
Kaldárdalr
cold river valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Kaldárós
cold river's mouth
Landnámabók
68
Kaldbakr
cold ridge
Brennu-Njáls saga
14
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Landnámabók
161
Kaldbakshorn
cold-back's peak
Brennu-Njáls saga
14
Kaldbakskleif
cold back's cliff
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Kaldbaksvík
cold back bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Landnámabók
161
Kálfá
calf river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
·
Landnámabók
378
Kalfafell
calves' mountain
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
Kálfagrǫf
calf graves
Landnámabók
284
Kálfanes
calf headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
Kálfborgará
Kálfborg river
Landnámabók
242
Kálfholt
calf wood
Flóamanna saga
18
Kalfshváll
calf's hill
Droplaugarsona saga
10
·
Fljótsdœla saga
29
Kálfskinn
calfskin
Landnámabók
221
Kálfsstaðir
Kálfr's farmsteads
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
Kalfsvaðseyrr
calf-ford's gravel bank
Droplaugarsona saga
10
·
Fljótsdœla saga
29
Kalmansá
Kalman's river
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
28
·
Landnámabók
21
Kalmansárvík
Kalman's river bay
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
28
Kalmanstunga
Kalman's tongue
Landnámabók
42
Kambakista
comb chest
Landnámabók
374
Kambgarðr
comb-yard
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Kambr
ridge
Landnámabók
76
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
also: comb, ridge
Kambsheiði
comb's heath
Eyrbyggja saga
47
Kambsnes
comb headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
·
Landnámabók
67
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Kampaholt
Kampi's wood
Landnámabók
376
Kampholt
Kamp wood
Flóamanna saga
6
Káragróf
Kári's pit
Brennu-Njáls saga
129
Kárapollr
Kári's pool
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
16
Karlafjǫrðr
men's fjord
Landnámabók
381
Karlastaðir
Karli's farmsteads
Landnámabók
42
Karlsá
man's river
Landnámabók
219
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
Karlsbrekka
man's slope
Landnámabók
46
Karlsdalr
Karl's valley
Landnámabók
55
Karlsfell
Karl's mountain
Landnámabók
55
Karlsstaðir
Karl's farmsteads
Svarfdœla saga
32
Karnsá
Kárn's river
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Karnsnes
Kárn's headland
Vatnsdœla saga
29
Kársstaðir
Kárr's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
32
·
Landnámabók
86
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
6
Katanes
Caithness, Scotland, from Old Norse 'headland of the cat-folk (Picts)'
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Landnámabók
22
·
Laxdœla saga
4
Kattarhǫfði
cat's headland
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
25
Kaupangr
market town
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
15
·
Víga-Glúms saga
27
also: market town, trading place
Keflavík
driftwood bay
Landnámabók
131
Kelda
spring
Brennu-Njáls saga
25
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
12
Keldudalr
spring valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
·
Landnámabók
137
Keldugnúpr
spring's peak
Landnámabók
322
Kelduhverfi
spring district
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
38
·
Landnámabók
250
·
Ljósvetninga saga
25
Keldunes
spring/bog headland
Landnámabók
250
Kelduness
spring headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
38
Kerlingará
old woman's river
Landnámabók
331
Kerlingardalr
old woman's valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
Kerlingardalsá
old woman's valley river
Brennu-Njáls saga
146
Kerlingarfjǫrðr
old woman's fjord
Landnámabók
330
Kerseyrr
cress gravel-bank
Landnámabók
168
Ketilseyri
Ketill's gravel spit
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
·
Landnámabók
139
Ketilsfjǫrðr
Ketill's fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
92
Ketilsstaðir
Ketill's farmsteads
Landnámabók
98
Ketilsstǫðir
Ketill's farmsteads
Landnámabók
111
Kiðjaberg
kids' (young goats') rock
Brennu-Njáls saga
56
·
Landnámabók
37
Kiðjafell
kid's fell
Fljótsdœla saga
2
·
Landnámabók
16
Kiðjahvammr
kid's hollow
Fljótsdœla saga
16
Kiðjaleit
kid's search
Landnámabók
316
Kimbavágr
Kimbi's bay
Eyrbyggja saga
48
Kirjálaland
land of the Karelians
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
14
Kirkjubœr
church farm
Brennu-Njáls saga
47
·
Landnámabók
129
·
Laxdœla saga
1
Kirkjufell
church fell
Landnámabók
83
Kirkjufjǫrðr
church fjord
Landnámabók
80
Kirkjusandr
church sand
Landnámabók
24
Kjalarey
keel island
Laxdœla saga
35
Kjalarnes
keel headland
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Grœnlendinga saga
6
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
·
Kjalnesinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
9
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Kjalarnessþing
keel headland's assembly
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
10
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
21
Kjálkafjǫrðr
jawbone fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
25
·
Landnámabók
128
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
4
Kjallaksá
Kjallakr's river
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Kjallakshóll
Kjallakr's hill
Landnámabók
111
Kjallaksstaðir
Kjallakr's farmsteads
Eyrbyggja saga
9
·
Landnámabók
111
Kjalvararstaðir
Kjǫlvǫr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
152
Kjaransvík
Kjaran's bay
Landnámabók
115
Kjarrá
brushwood river
Landnámabók
43
Kjarradalr
brushwood valley
Landnámabók
45
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Kjós
hollow
Landnámabók
17
Kjǫlr
keel
Landnámabók
185
also: keel, ridge
Kjǫlvararstaðir
Kjǫlvǫr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
37
Klafastaðir
yoke steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
20
Klaufabrekka
cleft slope
Svarfdœla saga
19
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
also: Klaufi's slopes; Klaufi's slope
Klaufabrekkur
hoof slopes
Svarfdœla saga
32
Klaufahlíð
Klaufi's slope
Svarfdœla saga
22
Klaufanes
Klaufi's headland
Svarfdœla saga
19
Kléberg
Klé crag
Kjalnesinga saga
3
Kleif
rocky slopes
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
Kleifar
cliffs
Landnámabók
119
Kleifarlǫnd
cliff lands
Landnámabók
298
Klif
cliff path
Landnámabók
45
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
17
also: cliff paths
Klifsandr
cliff sand
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
32
Klifsdalr
cliff's valley
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
Klifshagi
cliff pasture
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
also: cliff's pasture
Klofasteinn
cleft stones
Landnámabók
113
Klofningr
cleft ones
Landnámabók
111
Kluft
clefts
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
5
Knafahólar
knave's hills
Brennu-Njáls saga
61
·
Landnámabók
354
Knappadalr
Knappi's dale
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
·
Landnámabók
67
also: knob valley
Knappafellsheiði
Knappafell's heath
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
Knappavǫllr
knob field
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
Knappsstaðir
Knappr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
211
Knappstaðir
Knappr's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
72
Knarrareyrr
cargo-ship's gravel bank
Finnboga saga ramma
10
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
9
Knarrarnes
ship's headland
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
26
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
30
·
Laxdœla saga
38
Knarrarsund
ship (knǫrr) sound
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Flóamanna saga
9
·
Landnámabók
376
Knefilsdalsá
Knefill's valley river
Landnámabók
275
Knjúkr
knoll, hillock
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
Knútusel
Knútr's shieling
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
Kolbeinsárós
Kolbeinn's river mouth
Landnámabók
202
·
Svarfdœla saga
29
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
Kolbeinsáróss
Kolbeinn's river mouth
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
9
Kolbeinsdalr
Kolbeinn's dale
Landnámabók
206
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
12
also: Kolbeinn's valley
Kolbeinsey
Kolbeinn's island
Landnámabók
2
·
Svarfdœla saga
21
Kolbeinsstaðir
Kolbeinn's farmstead
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
·
Landnámabók
68
Kolbeinsvík
Kolbeinn's cove
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Landnámabók
161
Kolgrafafjǫrðr
coal-pit fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
61
Kolgrafir
Kolr's pits
Landnámabók
82
Kólgumýrar
wave marshes
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Kolkistustraumr
coal-chest's current
Laxdœla saga
18
Kólkumýrar
Kólka's marshes
Landnámabók
182
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Kollafjarðarheiðr
Kollafjǫrðr's heath
Landnámabók
117
Kollafjǫrðr
Kollr's fjord
Bandamanna saga
2
·
Kjalnesinga saga
2
·
Landnámabók
125
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Kollavík
Kolli's bay
Landnámabók
260
Kollshamarr
Kollr's crag
Landnámabók
42
Kollslækr
Kollr's brook
Landnámabók
40
Kollsveinsstaðir
Kollsveinn's farmsteads
Landnámabók
203
Kollsvík
Kollr's bay
Landnámabók
15
Kolslœkr
Kolr's brook
Flóamanna saga
32
Kolssonafell
Kolssons' fell
Landnámabók
82
Konungahella
Kungälv, Sweden, from Old Norse 'king's rock/skerry'
Brennu-Njáls saga
3
·
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
7
Kópanes
seal-pup headland
Landnámabók
132
Kóranes
Kóri's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Landnámabók
125
Kóreksstaðir
Kórekr's farmsteads
Fljótsdœla saga
14
Korkalœkjarvárþing
spring assembly of Korkalækr (the 'kork-brook')
Droplaugarsona saga
4
Kornahaugr
Korni's mound
Landnámabók
76
Kornsá
corn river
Landnámabók
179
Korpólfsstaðir
Korpólfr's farmsteads
Kjalnesinga saga
8
Krakalœkr
Kraki's brook
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Krákunes
crow headland
Eyrbyggja saga
31
Krákunesskógr
forest of crow headland
Eyrbyggja saga
33
Kraunaheiðr
Kraun heath
Landnámabók
248
Kringlumýrr
round bog
Brennu-Njáls saga
151
Kristnes
Christ's headland
Landnámabók
224
·
Laxdœla saga
3
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
15
·
Svarfdœla saga
12
·
Víga-Glúms saga
22
Kristsnes
Christ's headland
Landnámabók
218
Krókamelar
crook sandbanks
Svarfdœla saga
21
Krókr
bend
Landnámabók
51
Króksdalr
Krókr's valley
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
Króksfjarðarmúli
hook fjord's headland
Landnámabók
119
Króksfjarðarnes
Króksfjǫrðr's headland
Landnámabók
120
Króksfjǫrðr
hook fjord
Fóstbræðra saga
19
·
Landnámabók
116
·
Laxdœla saga
34
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
18
Króksstaðamelr
Krókr's farm gravel-hills
Þórðar saga hreðu
16
Kroppr
hump, lump (of land)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
·
Landnámabók
224
·
Laxdœla saga
57
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
9
also: body, trunk; hump
Krossá
cross river
Landnámabók
343
Krossanes
cross headland
Grœnlendinga saga
6
Krossárdalr
cross river valley
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Krossáss
cross ridge
Landnámabók
257
Krossavík
cross bay
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
3
·
Landnámabók
267
·
Laxdœla saga
69
·
Ljósvetninga saga
9
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
8
Krosshólar
cross hills
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Landnámabók
97
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
Krýsuvík
Krýsa's bay
Landnámabók
393
Kræklingahlíð
periwinkle slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
·
Landnámabók
227
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
Krǫfluhellir
claw cave
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
44
also: Krafla's cave
Kúðafljót
Kúði's river
Landnámabók
326
Kúðafljótsós
Kúðafljót's river-mouth
Landnámabók
324
Kúhallardalr
cow slope's dale
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
29
Kúludalsá
Kúludalr's river
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
20
Kumlateigr
burial-mound strip
Svarfdœla saga
23
Kúvallará
cow-field's river
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
28
Kúvallardalr
cow-field's valley
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
26
Kvarnárvað
mill river ford
Víga-Glúms saga
22
Kvenland
land of the Kvens
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
14
Kvernvágastrǫnd
quern-bay's shore
Landnámabók
80
Kvíá
pen river
Landnámabók
310
Kvíabekkr
pen brook
Landnámabók
214
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
6
Kvíarmið
fold's fishing-grounds
Landnámabók
145
Kvígandafelli
heifer's fell
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
Kvígandafjǫrðr
Kvígandi's fjord
Landnámabók
126
Kvígandanes
Kvígandi's headland
Landnámabók
126
Kvíguvágabjǫrg
heifer-bay cliffs
Landnámabók
395
Kvíguvágar
heifer's bays
Landnámabók
390
Kýlanshóll
Kýlan's hills
Landnámabók
42
Kǫtlufjall
Katla's mountain
Svarfdœla saga
16
L
Lafon
Lafon
Fóstbræðra saga
18
Lagarfljót
lake's river
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
3
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
·
Landnámabók
276
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Lagarfljótsstrǫnd
lake-river's shore
Landnámabók
278
Lágey
low island
Landnámabók
327
Lambadalr
lamb valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
·
Laxdœla saga
35
Lambafellsá
lamb fell river
Landnámabók
338
Lambanessþing
Lambanes assembly
Fljótsdœla saga
30
Lambastaðir
Lambi's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
58
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Landnámabók
64
·
Laxdœla saga
20
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
11
also: Lambi's farmsteads
Landamót
meeting of the lands
Landnámabók
243
Landbrot
broken land
Brennu-Njáls saga
149
·
Landnámabók
202
Landeyjar
land islands
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
Langá
long river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Landnámabók
61
Langadalr
long valley
Bandamanna saga
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Landnámabók
87
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Langadalsá
long valley river
Landnámabók
86
Langafit
long meadow
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
29
Langaholt
long hill
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
·
Landnámabók
72
Langanes
long headland
Fóstbræðra saga
21
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
8
·
Landnámabók
2
Langárfors
waterfall of the long river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
Langavatn
long lake
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
83
Langavatnsdalr
long lake's valley
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
30
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Landnámabók
57
·
Laxdœla saga
62
Langey
long island
Brennu-Njáls saga
89
·
Fóstbræðra saga
12
Langholt
long wood
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
Langidalr
long valley
Landnámabók
75
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
5
Laufás
leaf ridge
Ljósvetninga saga
23
Laufáss
leaf ridge
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
Laugaból
hot spring farmstead
Fóstbræðra saga
5
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
1
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
3
Laugabœr
hot-spring farm
Laxdœla saga
32
Laugadalr
hot spring valley
Fóstbræðra saga
5
Laugaland
hot-spring land
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
·
Víga-Glúms saga
22
Laugar
hot springs
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
29
Laugarbrekka
hot spring's slope
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Landnámabók
75
Laugardalr
hot spring valley
Bandamanna saga
8
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
9
·
Landnámabók
35
·
Víga-Glúms saga
19
Laugargnípa
bath peak
Kjalnesinga saga
4
Laugarhús
hot spring houses
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
Laugarnes
hot spring headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
13
Laugarvatn
hot spring lake
Brennu-Njáls saga
136
Laxá
salmon river
Eyrbyggja saga
23
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
32
·
Landnámabók
18
·
Laxdœla saga
5
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
21
Laxárbakki
the bank of Laxá, 'salmon river'
Brennu-Njáls saga
118
Laxárdalr
salmon river valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
1
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
9
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
2
·
Landnámabók
104
·
Laxdœla saga
5
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Laxárdalsheiðr
the heath of Laxárdalr, 'salmon river valley'
Brennu-Njáls saga
7
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
48
Laxárós
salmon-river's mouth
Fljótsdœla saga
21
also: salmon river's mouth
Laxáróss
mouth of the salmon river
Laxdœla saga
13
Laxfit
salmon meadow
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
Leginn
the Lake, Mälaren in Sweden
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
Leiðarskeið
road course
Landnámabók
354
Leiðholmr
way islet
Kormáks saga
9
Leiðólfsfell
Leiðólfr's fell
Landnámabók
325
Leiðólfsstaðir
Leiðólfr's steads
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
325
·
Laxdœla saga
36
also: Leiðólfr's farmsteads
Leiðvǫllr
path field
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
32
Leifsbúðir
Leifr's booths
Grœnlendinga saga
6
Leikskálar
play sheds
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
43
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
·
Landnámabók
89
Leikskálavellir
play-shed fields
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Leirá
clay river
Landnámabók
28
Leirhǫfn
clay harbour
Landnámabók
258
Leirulœkr
clay brook
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
·
Landnámabók
63
Leiruvágar
muddy bays
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Leiruvágr
muddy bay
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
79
·
Flóamanna saga
20
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
9
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Kjalnesinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
11
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
Leiruvágsá
clay-bay river
Kjalnesinga saga
8
Leka
uncertain, possibly related to 'leaking' or a sloping shape
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
Leyningsbakki
concealment's bank
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
16
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
·
Víga-Glúms saga
21
Limgarðssíða
branch-fence coast
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
Línakradalr
linen-field dale
Landnámabók
174
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
8
Ljáeyrr
gravel bank by the river Ljá
Laxdœla saga
75
Ljárskógar
scythe woods
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
26
·
Laxdœla saga
46
Ljáskógar
Ljá's woods
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
4
Ljóðhús
Lewis, Hebridean island (Old Norse name possibly meaning 'song houses', origin disputed)
Brennu-Njáls saga
82
Ljósavatn
bright lake
Brennu-Njáls saga
104
·
Droplaugarsona saga
15
·
Finnboga saga ramma
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
32
·
Landnámabók
237
·
Ljósvetninga saga
1
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
2
Ljósavatnsskarð
pass of Ljósavatn (light lake)
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
20
·
Landnámabók
237
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
2
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
12
Ljósvetningabúð
booth of the men of Ljósavatn (light-lake)
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
Ljósvetningaleið
path of the people of Ljósavatn (light-waters)
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
12
also: assembly of the Ljósvetningar
Ljótárdalr
valley of the Ljótá (ugly river)
Brennu-Njáls saga
12
Ljótarstaðir
Ljótr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
349
Ljótólfsstaðir
Ljótólfr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
111
Loðmundarfjǫrðr
Loðmundr's fjord
Landnámabók
289
Loðmundarhvammr
Loðmundr's hollow
Landnámabók
289
Lófótr
lynx foot
Landnámabók
377
Lómagnúpr
loon peak
Brennu-Njáls saga
133
Lómagnúpsland
Lómagnúpr's lands
Landnámabók
325
Lómagnúpssandr
sands of loon peak
Brennu-Njáls saga
124
Lón
lagoon
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Flóamanna saga
10
·
Landnámabók
227
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
4
Lónland
Lón's land
Landnámabók
75
Lónseyri
Lón's gravel-bank
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
1
Lónsheiðr
lagoon heath
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
·
Droplaugarsona saga
8
·
Fljótsdœla saga
27
·
Landnámabók
307
Lunansholt
Lunan's copse
Landnámabók
363
Lundar
groves
Landnámabók
318
Lundarbrekka
grove slope
Landnámabók
242
·
Ljósvetninga saga
23
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
4
Lundr
grove
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
2
·
Landnámabók
41
Lurkasteinn
club stone
Þórðar saga hreðu
18
Lygra
perhaps related to 'calm, still' (uncertain)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
Lyngdalsheiðr
heather valley heath
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
11
Lýsa
gleam
Landnámabók
72
Lýsufjǫrðr
glow/light fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
6
·
Grœnlendinga saga
7
Lœkjamót
confluence of streams
Fóstbræðra saga
7
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
14
Lækjarbotn
brook's bottoms
Landnámabók
360
Lœkjarbugr
brook bend
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
60
Lœkjaróss
brook's mouth
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
Lækjarskógr
brook wood
Laxdœla saga
59
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
11
Lǫngunes
long headland
Fóstbræðra saga
21
M
Máná
Máni's river
Landnámabók
251
Mánaberg
moon rock, Mánaberg
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
1
Mánafell
Máni's fell
Landnámabók
251
Mánahjalli
moon's ledge
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
Manarbygð
Man's settlement
Eyrbyggja saga
29
Mánavík
Máni's bay
Landnámabók
186
Mánaþúfa
Máni's mound
Landnámabók
186
Mannfallsbrekkur
slaughter slopes
Landnámabók
75
Marbœli
sea dwelling
Landnámabók
228
·
Laxdœla saga
79
Markarfljót
woodland's river
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Landnámabók
341
Markland
forest land
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Grœnlendinga saga
4
Márskelda
horse's bog-spring
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
Mársstaðir
Már's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
Mássstaðr
Más's farmsteads
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
4
Másstaðir
Már's farmstead
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
Mávahlíð
gulls' slope
Eyrbyggja saga
8
·
Landnámabók
76
Meðaldalr
middle valley
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Meðalfell
middle fell
Landnámabók
17
Meðalfellsstrǫnd
middle mountain's shore
Brennu-Njáls saga
9
·
Eyrbyggja saga
9
·
Landnámabók
113
·
Laxdœla saga
5
Meðalheimr
middle home
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Meðalland
middle land
Brennu-Njáls saga
149
·
Landnámabók
323
Meðalnes
middle headland
Fljótsdœla saga
13
Melahverfi
gravel-bank district
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
9
·
Landnámabók
27
Melaland
sandbank land
Svarfdœla saga
19
Melar
gravel banks
Landnámabók
46
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
·
Svarfdœla saga
19
also: sandbanks
Melkorkustaðir
Melkorka's steads
Laxdœla saga
13
Melr
gravel bank
Fóstbræðra saga
12
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
also: sandbank
Melrakkadalr
arctic fox valley
Landnámabók
43
Melrakkahóll
fox hill
Finnboga saga ramma
38
Melrakkanes
arctic foxes' headland
Landnámabók
306
Melrakkaslétta
arctic fox plain
Fóstbræðra saga
14
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Vatnsdœla saga
29
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Melshǫfði
sandbank headland
Svarfdœla saga
18
Melsland
gravel-bank's land
Bandamanna saga
8
Merkiá
boundary river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Merkigil
boundary gully
Landnámabók
198
Merkrhraun
Mǫrk's lava field
Landnámabók
377
Merrhæfi
Moray
Landnámabók
95
Miðá
middle river
Laxdœla saga
6
Miðbœr
middle farm
Fljótsdœla saga
28
Miðdalir
middle dales
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Kormáks saga
9
Miðengi
mid-meadow
Landnámabók
129
Miðfell
middle fell
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
2
·
Landnámabók
26
Miðfitjar
middle marsh-meadows
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
49
Miðfjarðará
middle fjord river
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Miðfjarðarárós
Miðfjǫrðr river-mouth
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Miðfjarðarey
mid-fjord's island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
Miðfjarðarís
Miðfjǫrðr's ice
Þórðar saga hreðu
6
Miðfjarðarnes
Miðfjǫrðr's headland
Þórðar saga hreðu
8
also: middle fjord's headland
Miðfjarðarós
middle fjord's mouth
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Miðfjarðarvatn
midfjord lake
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
Miðfjǫrðr
middle fjord
Bandamanna saga
1
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
97
·
Eyrbyggja saga
62
·
Fljótsdœla saga
19
·
Fóstbræðra saga
14
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
·
Landnámabók
174
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
7
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Miðhús
middle houses
Landnámabók
380
Miðjǫkull
mid glacier
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Mígandi
the urinating one
Landnámabók
220
Mikilsstaðir
Mikill's farmsteads
Landnámabók
184
Miklabœr
great farm
Laxdœla saga
79
·
Ljósvetninga saga
26
Miklagarðr
Constantinople
Brennu-Njáls saga
81
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
85
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Laxdœla saga
73
·
Ljósvetninga saga
30
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
11
Miklagil
great gully
Landnámabók
180
Miklibœr
great farm
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
Mikligarðr
great farm
Landnámabók
250
Minþakseyri
gravel spit of unclear 'Minþak'
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
40
Minþakseyrr
Minthak's gravel-spit; mint-bread spit
Landnámabók
8
Mjaðmárdalr
hip river's valley
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
26
·
Víga-Glúms saga
16
Mjófanes
narrow headland
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Mjóla
the slender one
Landnámabók
227
Mjósyndi
narrow sound
Landnámabók
355
·
Laxdœla saga
48
Mjóvadalr
narrow dale
Landnámabók
53
Mjóvadalsá
narrow valley river
Landnámabók
212
Mjóvafjarðarland
narrow fjord land
Landnámabók
291
Mjóvafjǫrðr
narrow fjord
Landnámabók
150
Mjóvanes
narrow headland
Fljótsdœla saga
10
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Mjóvifjǫrðr
narrow fjord
Landnámabók
151
Móberg
moor rock
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
10
·
Landnámabók
184
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Móbergsbrekka
tuff-rock slopes
Landnámabók
184
Móðólfsgnúpr
Móðólfr's peak
Landnámabók
319
Móeiðarhváll
Móeiðr's hill
Brennu-Njáls saga
67
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
Mógilsá
moor-ravine river
Landnámabók
12
Mógilslœkr
peat-bog gully stream
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Moldatún
Molda's homefield
Landnámabók
328
Mór
moor, heath
Landnámabók
210
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
Brennu-Njáls saga
26
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Flóamanna saga
10
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
·
Landnámabók
26
·
Víga-Glúms saga
9
Mosfellingabúð
booth of the men of Mosfell
Brennu-Njáls saga
33
Mostr
unclear, name of an island off Norway (possibly related to 'gathering' or 'moot')
Eyrbyggja saga
2
·
Landnámabók
85
Mostrarsund
Mostr's sound
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
19
Mosvellir
moss plains
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
Múla-kambsdalr
valley of Múli-ridge
Landnámabók
306
Múlafell
muzzle mountain
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
40
Múlaþing
headland assembly-district
Droplaugarsona saga
8
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
Múli
muzzle, jutting crag
Kormáks saga
9
·
Landnámabók
12
·
Laxdœla saga
37
Munoðarnes
desire's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Landnámabók
58
Músarnes
mouse's headland
Kjalnesinga saga
2
Mýdalr
bog valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
90
·
Landnámabók
325
Mýdalsá
midge-valley river
Landnámabók
14
Mýlaugsstaðir
Mýlaugr's farmsteads
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Mýnes
gnat headland
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Fljótsdœla saga
11
Mýrar
marshes
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
1
·
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
38
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
39
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
·
Landnámabók
24
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
5
also: bogs
Myrká
dark river
Landnámabók
223
Mýrr
marsh
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Landnámabók
152
·
Ljósvetninga saga
8
also: bogs, marshes; the marsh
Mýrœfi
Moray (region in Scotland)
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
Mývatn
midge lake
Fljótsdœla saga
21
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
20
·
Landnámabók
242
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
12
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Mývatnshverfi
midge lake district
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
26
·
Víga-Glúms saga
16
Mælifell
measure fell
Landnámabók
194
Mælifellsá
Mælifell's river
Landnámabók
192
Mælifellsdalr
Mælifell's dale
Landnámabók
194
Mælifellsgil
Mælifell's gully
Landnámabók
54
Mœri
Møre
Landnámabók
236
Mœrr
Møre, Norway (etymology uncertain)
Brennu-Njáls saga
85
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
22
·
Landnámabók
297
·
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
Mǫðrudalsheiðr
Mǫðrudalr heath
Fljótsdœla saga
21
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
Mǫðrufell
bedstraw fell
Landnámabók
230
·
Ljósvetninga saga
22
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Mǫðruvellir
madder plains
Landnámabók
17
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
10
·
Svarfdœla saga
24
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
also: madder (plant) fields
Mǫðruvǫllr
madder (plant) fields
Brennu-Njáls saga
113
·
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
Mǫðrvellingabúð
booth of the men of Mǫðruvellir (mead-plain)
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
Mǫn
Isle of Man
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
Mǫrk
forest
Landnámabók
334
Mǫrn
name of a mythical river, of unknown meaning
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
Mǫrtunga
moor tongue (spit of land by a moor)
Brennu-Njáls saga
124
N
Nafarsdalr
Nafarr's valley
Svarfdœla saga
23
Narfasker
Narfi's skerries
Landnámabók
221
Náttfaravík
Náttfari's bay
Landnámabók
4
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Naumdœlafylki
Naumdalir people's district
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Landnámabók
344
Naumudalr
Namdalen, valley of the Naumu river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Landnámabók
206
·
Svarfdœla saga
1
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Naust
boathouses
Ljósvetninga saga
21
Naustadœll
boathouses' dale
Fljótsdœla saga
18
Naustanes
boathouse ness
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
58
Naustdalr
boathouse valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
Nautabú
cattle farm
Landnámabók
205
·
Vatnsdœla saga
27
Neðra-botn
lower bottom/inlet
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
18
Nefstaðir
nose's steads
Gísla saga Súrssonar
11
Nes
headland
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
61
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
4
·
Landnámabók
125
also: headlands
Neshraun
headland lava field
Landnámabók
76
Nesjar
headlands
Landnámabók
125
Nesland
ness land
Droplaugarsona saga
2
Niðarós
mouth of the Nið
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Svarfdœla saga
14
Niðaróss
Trondheim, mouth of the river Nið
Grœnlendinga saga
2
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Laxdœla saga
40
also: mouth of the Nið
Njarðey
Njǫrðr's island
Landnámabók
112
Njarðvík
Njǫrðr's bay
Brennu-Njáls saga
96
·
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
3
·
Landnámabók
278
Nollarsstaðir
Nollar's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
13
Norðimbraland
Northumbria, from Old English 'land of the people north of the Humber'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
51
Norðlendingafjórðungr
quarter of the northerners
Brennu-Njáls saga
97
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
15
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Ljósvetninga saga
12
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
16
·
Vatnsdœla saga
33
Norðmandí
Normandy, from 'land of the Northmen'
Brennu-Njáls saga
159
·
Landnámabók
309
Norðmœri
northern border-land
Gísla saga Súrssonar
1
Norðmœrr
north Mœrr
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Landnámabók
328
·
Laxdœla saga
1
Norðrá
north river
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
50
·
Laxdœla saga
62
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Norðrárdalr
valley of the north river
Brennu-Njáls saga
22
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
51
·
Laxdœla saga
40
·
Ljósvetninga saga
26
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
7
also: north river's valley
Norðrfjǫrðr
north fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
·
Landnámabók
292
Norðrland
the northern lands, Scandinavia
Brennu-Njáls saga
31
Norðrlǫnd
the northern lands, Scandinavia
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
85
·
Landnámabók
5
·
Vatnsdœla saga
12
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
11
Norðrsel
north shieling
Laxdœla saga
48
Norðrtunga
north tongue (of land)
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
Noregr
Norway
Bandamanna saga
11
·
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
2
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
3
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Finnboga saga ramma
1
·
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Fóstbræðra saga
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Grœnlendinga saga
2
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
1
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
13
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
3
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
23
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
20
·
Kjalnesinga saga
11
·
Kormáks saga
1
·
Landnámabók
1
·
Laxdœla saga
1
·
Ljósvetninga saga
2
·
Svarfdœla saga
17
·
Vatnsdœla saga
1
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
1
Nýjahraun
new lava field
Kjalnesinga saga
2
Nýkomi
newcomer
Landnámabók
320
O
Oddaeyrr
point sandbar/gravel-spit
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
7
·
Víga-Glúms saga
27
Oddalǫnd
Oddi's lands
Landnámabók
357
Oddbjarnarleiði
Oddbjǫrn's grave
Landnámabók
344
Oddeyri
point's gravel bank
Ljósvetninga saga
13
Oddgeirshólar
Oddgeirr's hills
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
·
Landnámabók
28
Oddi
point of land, headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
77
·
Flóamanna saga
18
·
Landnámabók
352
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
Oddmarslækr
Oddmarr's brook
Fljótsdœla saga
30
Oddsás
Oddr's ridge
Landnámabók
180
Oddsstaðahǫfði
Oddr's farm headland
Fljótsdœla saga
10
Oddsstaðir
Oddr's steads
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Fljótsdœla saga
2
also: Oddr's farmsteads
Ódeila
undivided one
Landnámabók
237
Ófeigsfjǫrðr
Ófeigr's fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
·
Landnámabók
159
Ófeigsfors
Ófeigr's waterfall
Eyrbyggja saga
37
Ófeigsstaðir
Ófeigr's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
·
Landnámabók
379
Ófœra
impassable place
Landnámabók
141
also: impassable (place)
Ok
yoke
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
Óláfsdalr
Óláfr's dale
Fóstbræðra saga
15
·
Landnámabók
118
Óláfsey
Óláfr's islands
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
Óláfsfjǫrðr
Óláfr's fjord
Landnámabók
214
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
6
Óláfsvík
Óláfr's bay
Landnámabók
78
Óláfsvǫllr
Óláfr's fields
Flóamanna saga
18
·
Landnámabók
377
Óleifsborg
Óleifr's fort
Landnámabók
321
Orkadalr
Orka valley
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
1
Orkney
Orkney
Brennu-Njáls saga
85
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
33
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
·
Laxdœla saga
4
·
Ljósvetninga saga
18
·
Vatnsdœla saga
9
Orkneyjar
Orkney
Bandamanna saga
11
·
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
7
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Fóstbræðra saga
13
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Kjalnesinga saga
12
·
Landnámabók
2
Ormsá
worm's river
Landnámabók
277
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Ormsdalr
Ormr's valley
Landnámabók
178
Orrahváll
black grouse's hill
Eyrbyggja saga
14
Orrastaðir
Orri's steads (Orri, 'black grouse', as a nickname)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
18
·
Landnámabók
111
Orrastǫðir
battle steads
Landnámabók
111
Orrostuhólmr
battle islet
Kormáks saga
9
Orrustudalr
battle valley
Flóamanna saga
7
Orrustuhóll
battle hill
Kjalnesinga saga
11
Ós
river mouth
Fljótsdœla saga
18
Ósar
river mouths
Landnámabók
23
Ósfjǫll
river-mouth mountains
Landnámabók
273
Ósland
river-mouth land
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
82
·
Svarfdœla saga
18
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
12
also: Ós land, river-mouth land
Óslandshlíð
Ósland's slope
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
Óslóarfjǫrðr
Oslo fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
62
Ósómi
dishonour
Landnámabók
142
Ósr
river mouth
Þórðar saga hreðu
17
Óss
river mouth
Landnámabók
175
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Ossabœr
Ossi's farm
Brennu-Njáls saga
97
Osta
Osta
Landnámabók
107
Ostrarfjǫrðr
fjord of the island Ostr
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
25
Ósvífrslækr
Ósvífr's brook
Landnámabók
15
Otradalr
otter's dale
Brennu-Njáls saga
138
·
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
15
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
15
Óttarsstaðir
Óttarr's steads
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
Oxadalr
ox valley
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
24
Oxamýrr
oxen marsh
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
18
also: oxen's marsh
Óþveginstunga
unwashed tongue (of land)
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
4
P
Páfagarðr
pope's court
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
91
Papey
papar's island
Landnámabók
1
Papíli
papar's dwelling
Landnámabók
1
Papýli
papar's dwelling
Landnámabók
314
Patreksfjǫrðr
Patrekr's fjord
Landnámabók
15
Péttlandsfjǫrðr
Pentland Firth, "Picts' land fjord"
Brennu-Njáls saga
85
R
Rafalar
a place in the eastern Baltic (identification uncertain, possibly Estonia); no known meaning
Brennu-Njáls saga
30
Raftalœkr
rafters' brook
Landnámabók
319
Ránarvellir
Rán's fields
Laxdœla saga
55
Rangá
crooked river
Brennu-Njáls saga
25
·
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Fljótsdœla saga
4
·
Flóamanna saga
6
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
·
Landnámabók
276
Rangárleið
road along the Rangá (crooked river)
Bandamanna saga
10
Rangárós
Rangá river-mouth
Landnámabók
344
Rangárvellir
plains of the crooked river
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
34
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
13
Rangárvǫllr
crooked river's plains
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Flóamanna saga
6
·
Landnámabók
358
also: Rangá's plains
Rangæingabúð
booth of the men of Rangá district
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
Rauðá
red river
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
368
Rauða-bjarnarstaðir
Rauða-Bjǫrn's farms
Landnámabók
59
Rauðafell
red fell
Landnámabók
338
Rauðagnúpr
red peak
Landnámabók
258
Rauðahjalli
red ledge
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
26
Rauðalækr
red brook
Landnámabók
47
Rauðamelr
red gravel-bank
Eyrbyggja saga
12
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Landnámabók
70
Rauðasandr
red sand
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
21
·
Landnámabók
130
Rauðaskriða
red landslide
Landnámabók
251
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Rauðaskriðuland
red landslide lands
Landnámabók
251
Rauðaskriður
red landslides
Brennu-Njáls saga
36
Rauðavíkrhǫfði
red bay's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
37
Rauðilœkr
red brook
Ljósvetninga saga
5
Rauðimelr
red gravel bank
Landnámabók
68
Rauðisandr
red sand
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
14
Rauðkollsstaðir
Rauðkollr's farms
Landnámabók
70
Rauðsgil
Rauðr's ravine
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Landnámabók
36
Raufarfell
hole mountain
Brennu-Njáls saga
145
Raufarhǫfn
rift harbour
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
Raufarnes
rift headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
·
Landnámabók
24
Raumaríki
Romerike
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
62
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
11
Raumsdalr
valley of the Raumar (a people name)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Laxdœla saga
1
·
Vatnsdœla saga
1
Refsstaðir
Refr's steads
Landnámabók
268
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
Reistará
Reist's river
Landnámabók
222
Reistargnúpr
Reist's peak
Landnámabók
257
Reyðarfell
trout mountain
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
17
·
Landnámabók
32
Reyðarfjall
rorqual mountain
Landnámabók
3
Reyðarfjǫrðr
herring fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Fljótsdœla saga
10
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
·
Landnámabók
281
·
Ljósvetninga saga
8
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
4
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
4
also: rorqual (whale) fjord
Reyðarmúli
trout headland
Bandamanna saga
8
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
104
·
Landnámabók
385
Reyðarvatn
char lake
Brennu-Njáls saga
58
·
Landnámabók
344
Reykir
smokes (steam/smoke, referring to hot springs)
Kormáks saga
9
·
Landnámabók
36
·
Ljósvetninga saga
6
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
29
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
also: steam, hot springs; smoke, steam
Reykjaá
smoke river
Landnámabók
216
Reykjadalr
smoke valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Landnámabók
41
·
Ljósvetninga saga
1
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Reykjadalsá
smoke valley river
Landnámabók
36
Reykjadalsáróss
mouth of the river of smoke valley
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
Reykjaheiði
smoky heath
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
63
Reykjahlíð
smoke slope
Landnámabók
254
·
Ljósvetninga saga
1
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
17
Reykjahólar
smoke hills
Brennu-Njáls saga
102
·
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Fóstbræðra saga
2
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
·
Landnámabók
114
Reykjahóll
smoke hills
Fóstbræðra saga
6
Reykjaholt
smoky wood
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
·
Landnámabók
41
Reykjahverfi
smoke district
Ljósvetninga saga
6
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
Reykjanes
smoke headland
Brennu-Njáls saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
27
·
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Fóstbræðra saga
2
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Grœnlendinga saga
3
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Laxdœla saga
6
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
Reykjardalr
smoke valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
81
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
1
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
17
·
Laxdœla saga
62
Reykjardalsá
smoke valley's river
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
8
Reykjarfjǫrðr
smoke fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Landnámabók
136
Reykjarhamarr
smoke crag
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
Reykjarhóll
smoke hill
Landnámabók
210
Reykjarvík
smoky bay
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
·
Landnámabók
9
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
Landnámabók
196
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Reynines
rowan headland
Eiríks saga rauða
7
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
Reynir
rowan
Landnámabók
22
Reynisnes
rowan tree headland
Landnámabók
218
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Reyrvǫllr
reed field
Landnámabók
84
Rifsker
reef skerry
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
Rimul
ridge, edge (uncertain)
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
Roðreksgil
Roðrekr's ravine
Landnámabók
194
Rogaland
land of the Rygir (uncertain, perhaps 'restless/current' people)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
9
·
Eyrbyggja saga
13
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Landnámabók
5
Róm
Rome
Brennu-Njáls saga
157
·
Fóstbræðra saga
24
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Laxdœla saga
78
·
Ljósvetninga saga
29
Rómaborg
Rome
Brennu-Njáls saga
158
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
92
Ros
Ross (Scotland), from Gaelic 'ros', headland
Landnámabók
95
Rosmhvalanes
walrus headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
·
Landnámabók
125
Rýtagnúpr
Rýta's peak
Landnámabók
115
S
Salteyrarós
mouth of the salt gravel-spit
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Salteyraróss
salt-gravelbank's river-mouth
Landnámabók
79
Saltíri
Kintyre, from Gaelic 'headland'
Brennu-Njáls saga
89
Saltnes
salt headland
Gísla saga Súrssonar
19
Sámsstaðir
Sámr's steads
Brennu-Njáls saga
98
·
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
Sandar
sands
Landnámabók
52
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
also: sand river
Sandbrekka
sand slope
Landnámabók
68
Sandbrekkur
sand slopes
Fljótsdœla saga
18
Sanddalr
sand dale
Landnámabók
53
Sandey
sand island
Finnboga saga ramma
12
Sandeyrará
sand-spits' river
Landnámabók
153
Sandfell
sand mountain
Landnámabók
316
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
17
Sandgil
sand ravine
Brennu-Njáls saga
58
·
Landnámabók
354
Sandhaugar
sand hills
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
64
also: sand mounds
Sandhólaferja
sand hills' ferry
Brennu-Njáls saga
19
·
Landnámabók
348
Sandleið
sand road
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
Sandlœkr
sand brook
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Flóamanna saga
18
·
Landnámabók
377
Sandnes
sand headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
·
Landnámabók
29
Sandvík
sand bay
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
40
·
Landnámabók
15
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
Sarpr
crop, maw (of a bird)
Laxdœla saga
62
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg, Norway, 'fort by the rapids'
Laxdœla saga
73
Sauðá
sheep river
Landnámabók
189
Sauðadalr
sheep valley
Valla-Ljóts saga
7
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Sauðafell
sheep mountain
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Landnámabók
103
·
Laxdœla saga
11
Sauðafellsland
lands of Sheep Fell
Laxdœla saga
6
Sauðanes
sheep headland
Landnámabók
261
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
24
Sauðarfjǫrðr
sheep fjord
Droplaugarsona saga
9
Sauðey
sheep island
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
45
·
Laxdœla saga
14
Sauðungssund
Sauðungr's sound
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
6
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
Saurar
muddy grounds
Gísla saga Súrssonar
4
Saurbœr
muddy farm
Brennu-Njáls saga
104
·
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Fóstbræðra saga
8
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
·
Kjalnesinga saga
2
·
Kormáks saga
11
·
Landnámabók
28
·
Laxdœla saga
28
·
Ljósvetninga saga
20
·
Víga-Glúms saga
14
Saxa
short sword (sax)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Saxahváll
Saxi's hill
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
18
·
Landnámabók
76
Saxland
Germany, land of the Saxons
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
50
·
Grœnlendinga saga
10
·
Ljósvetninga saga
30
Selaeyri
seals' gravel bank
Landnámabók
31
Selalón
seal lagoon
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
30
Selárdalr
shieling-river valley
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
19
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
12
·
Landnámabók
115
Selasund
seals' sound
Landnámabók
84
Seleyrar
seal-spit's gravel bank
Flóamanna saga
24
·
Fóstbræðra saga
12
Selfljót
seal river
Fljótsdœla saga
3
Selfors
seal waterfall
Landnámabók
373
Selir
shielings
Landnámabók
84
Seljabrekkur
shieling slopes
Eyrbyggja saga
26
Seljadalr
valley of the shielings
Ljósvetninga saga
20
Seljaeyrr
willow gravel-bank
Fóstbræðra saga
8
Seljafjǫrðr
shielings fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
61
Seljahǫfði
shieling headland
Eyrbyggja saga
45
Seljalandsá
willow land's river
Landnámabók
339
Seljalandsmúli
crag of the shieling-land
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
·
Landnámabók
341
Selslœkr
shieling's brook
Landnámabók
381
Seltjarnarnes
seal-tarn's headland
Landnámabók
396
Selvágr
seal bay
Landnámabók
393
Seyðarfjǫrðr
sheep fjord
Fljótsdœla saga
28
·
Landnámabók
290
Seyðisfjǫrðr
sheep fjord
Landnámabók
148
Síða
side
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Landnámabók
43
also: side, slope
Síðumúli
side headland
Bandamanna saga
12
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
also: long slope's mule (headland)
Siglufjǫrðr
mast fjord
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
92
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
Siglunes
mast headland
Landnámabók
215
·
Laxdœla saga
3
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
36
Sigluvík
mast bay
Landnámabók
236
·
Víga-Glúms saga
5
Sigmundarhaugr
Sigmundr's mound
Landnámabók
75
Sigmundarnes
Sigmundr's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Landnámabók
58
Sigmundarstaðir
Sigmundr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Landnámabók
39
Signýarstaðir
Signý's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
8
Signýjarstaðir
Signý's steads
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
2
·
Landnámabók
17
Síldarmannagata
herring-men's path
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
30
Silfrastaðahlíð
silver-farm slope
Landnámabók
200
Silfrastaðir
silver steads
Ljósvetninga saga
26
Síreksstaðir
Sírekr's steads
Landnámabók
270
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
Sjálfkvíar
self-pens
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
28
Sjóland
sea land
Landnámabók
174
Skaftá
shaft river
Landnámabók
324
Skaftafell
shaft fell
Landnámabók
330
Skaftaholt
Skaftá river's holt
Landnámabók
379
Skagafjǫrðr
headland fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga
113
·
Eiríks saga rauða
7
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Finnboga saga ramma
32
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
28
·
Grœnlendinga saga
10
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
9
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
15
·
Landnámabók
180
·
Laxdœla saga
79
·
Ljósvetninga saga
18
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
·
Svarfdœla saga
18
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
·
Víga-Glúms saga
18
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
35
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
also: Skagafjǫrðr, Skagi's fjord
Skagastrǫnd
headland's strand
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Kormáks saga
9
·
Landnámabók
186
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Skagi
headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
·
Landnámabók
179
Skál
bowl-shaped hollow
Brennu-Njáls saga
150
·
Landnámabók
325
also: bowl
Skálabrekka
hall slope
Landnámabók
385
Skálafell
hut mountain
Landnámabók
9
Skálaholt
shieling wood
Eyrbyggja saga
51
·
Fóstbræðra saga
13
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
25
Skálamýrr
hall marsh
Landnámabók
197
Skálanes
hut headland
Fljótsdœla saga
18
·
Landnámabók
125
also: hall's headland
Skálavík
hut bay
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
·
Landnámabók
144
Skáldskelmisdalr
Skáldskelmir's dale
Landnámabók
42
Skáldstaðir
skald's steads
Víga-Glúms saga
17
Skálholt
hall wood/holt
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
84
·
Kjalnesinga saga
18
·
Ljósvetninga saga
23
Skáli
hall
Landnámabók
302
Skallanes
Skalli's headland
Landnámabók
81
Skalmarfjǫrðr
sword fjord
Laxdœla saga
35
Skálmarkelda
Skálm's bog
Landnámabók
68
Skalmarnes
Skálm's headland
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
10
·
Landnámabók
68
·
Laxdœla saga
34
Skáney
scum/crust island
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
11
·
Landnámabók
17
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
Skarð
mountain pass
Landnámabók
59
also: notch, mountain pass; notch, pass
Skarðsbrekka
pass slope
Landnámabók
310
Skarðshamarr
Skarð's crags
Þórðar saga hreðu
7
Skarðsheiðr
pass heath
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
84
Skarfsnes
cormorant's headland
Landnámabók
208
Skarfsstaðir
cormorant's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
53
Skarnssund
dung sound
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
22
Skeggjahamar
Skeggi's crag
Þórðar saga hreðu
13
Skeggjastaðir
Skeggi's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
13
·
Kjalnesinga saga
2
·
Landnámabók
11
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Skeið
race-courses
Landnámabók
377
Skeiðhlíð
race-course slope
Kjalnesinga saga
11
Skeiðsbrekkur
racecourse slopes
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Landnámabók
89
Skeljabrekka
shell slope
Fóstbræðra saga
2
·
Landnámabók
31
Skeljavík
shell bay
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Skíðadalr
Skíði's valley
Landnámabók
215
·
Svarfdœla saga
24
Skíðastaðir
Skíði's farmsteads
Landnámabók
180
Skjalda-bjarnarvík
Shield-Bjǫrn's bay
Landnámabók
156
Skjaldarey
shield island
Laxdœla saga
35
Skjaldbreiðr
shield-broad, i.e. broad as a shield
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
Skjaldey
shield island
Landnámabók
84
Skjálfandafljótsós
mouth of the Skjálfandafljót
Landnámabók
237
also: Skjálfandafljót's river-mouth
Skjalfandi
the shaking/trembling one
Finnboga saga ramma
8
·
Landnámabók
4
Skjálgdalsá
crooked valley's river
Landnámabók
230
Skjǫldólfsnes
Skjǫldólfr's headland
Landnámabók
301
Skjǫldólfsstaðir
Skjǫldólfr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
275
Skógahverfi
woods district
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
·
Landnámabók
284
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
20
Skógar
woods
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Landnámabók
26
Skógarstrǫnd
forest shore
Fóstbræðra saga
12
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
11
·
Landnámabók
88
·
Laxdœla saga
59
Skoravík
notch bay
Landnámabók
111
Skorðumýrr
prop bog
Svarfdœla saga
15
Skorey
notched island
Laxdœla saga
49
Skorradalr
notch valley
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
3
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
·
Landnámabók
31
·
Laxdœla saga
60
Skorradalsvatn
Skorradal's lake
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
30
Skorraholt
Skorri's wood
Landnámabók
125
Skotland
Scotland
Brennu-Njáls saga
83
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Fóstbræðra saga
13
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
16
·
Kormáks saga
27
·
Landnámabók
84
·
Laxdœla saga
4
·
Vatnsdœla saga
43
Skotlandsfirðir
fjords of Scotland
Brennu-Njáls saga
85
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
4
Skrámuhlaupsá
Skráma's-leap river
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Skrattafell
goblin's fell
Landnámabók
246
Skrattavarði
demon's cairn
Laxdœla saga
37
Skraumuhlaupsá
river of Skrauma's leap
Eyrbyggja saga
6
·
Landnámabók
94
Skriðinsenni
landslide's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
14
Skriðudalr
landslide valley
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Fljótsdœla saga
2
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
·
Landnámabók
280
Skriðudalsá
river of the landslide valley
Droplaugarsona saga
5
Skroppugil
Skroppa's ravine
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
26
Skrúðey
Skrúð island
Landnámabók
294
Skúfslækr
Skúfr's brook
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Landnámabók
368
Skuggabjǫrg
shadow cliffs
Landnámabók
237
Skúlastaðir
Skúli's farmsteads
Landnámabók
396
Skut
overhanging rock
Landnámabók
124
Skutiley
Skutill's islands
Gísla saga Súrssonar
25
Skutilsfjǫrðr
serving-tray fjord (skutill = trencher/harpoon, sense unclear)
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
·
Landnámabók
146
also: harpoon fjord
Skútustaðir
Skúti's homesteads
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
17
Skǫfnungsey
Skǫfnungr's island
Laxdœla saga
76
Skǫrð
mountain passes
Ljósvetninga saga
6
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
19
Skǫrðuvík
Skarð's bay
Landnámabók
245
Skǫtufjǫrðr
skate fjord
Landnámabók
149
Sleðaás
sledge ridge
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
Sleggjufall
sledgehammer's fall
Finnboga saga ramma
40
Sleggjulækr
hammer's brook
Landnámabók
44
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
Sleggjustaðir
Sleggja's farmsteads
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
28
Slétta
plain
Fóstbræðra saga
18
·
Landnámabók
155
also: level plain
Sléttadalr
smooth valley
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Sléttahlíð
smooth slope
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Landnámabók
209
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
9
Sléttanes
smooth headland
Landnámabók
137
Sléttu-bjarnarstaðir
Sléttu-Bjǫrn's farmsteads
Landnámabók
117
Slysfjǫrðr
accident fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
19
Smáland
small lands
Brennu-Njáls saga
30
Smiðjuholt
smithy holt (wooded hill)
Fóstbræðra saga
8
Smiðsstaðir
smith's steads
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
27
Smjǫrsund
butter sound
Landnámabók
5
Smjǫrvatnsheiði
butter lake heath
Fljótsdœla saga
10
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
2
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Smjǫrvatnsheiðr
butter-lake heath
Fljótsdœla saga
27
Snjallshǫfði
Snjallr's headland
Flóamanna saga
6
·
Landnámabók
348
Snjallsteinshǫfði
Snjallsteinn's headland
Landnámabók
348
Snjófjallsnes
snow-mountain's headland
Landnámabók
24
Snorratoftir
Snorri's house-sites
Fóstbræðra saga
12
Snotrunes
wise woman's headland
Droplaugarsona saga
6
·
Fljótsdœla saga
17
Snæfell
snow mountain
Droplaugarsona saga
13
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
30
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Snæfellsjǫkull
snow mountain's glacier
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
15
Snæfellsnes
snow mountain's peninsula
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
18
·
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
42
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Laxdœla saga
13
Snæfellsstrǫnd
shore of snow mountain
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
80
Snæfjǫll
snow fells
Landnámabók
154
Snæholtsskógar
Snæholt's woods
Fljótsdœla saga
11
Snæland
snow land
Landnámabók
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
·
Landnámabók
229
Sóknardalr
attack/battle valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
Sólarfjall
sun's mountain
Landnámabók
218
Sólheimar
sun homes
Brennu-Njáls saga
115
·
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Landnámabók
289
Sólheimasandr
Sólheimar's sand
Landnámabók
263
Sóli
possibly related to 'súla' (pillar) or 'sól' (sun)
Eyrbyggja saga
13
Sólskel
sun shell
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Svarfdœla saga
17
Sólund
unclear origin, possibly related to 'sól' (sun)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
25
Sólundir
Solund, islands off western Norway
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
12
·
Landnámabók
29
Sópandaskarð
sweeping gap/pass
Laxdœla saga
62
Sótafell
Sóti's fell
Landnámabók
176
Sótahaugr
Sóti's mound
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
14
Sótanes
Sóti's headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Landnámabók
166
Spágilsstaðir
Spá-Gils's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
32
Spákonufell
prophetess's fell
Eyrbyggja saga
65
·
Kormáks saga
9
·
Vatnsdœla saga
44
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
Spjótsmýrr
spear bog
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
49
Staðarhóll
homestead hill
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Landnámabók
117
Staðr
place, stead
Landnámabók
2
Stafá
staff river
Landnámabók
84
·
Laxdœla saga
3
Stafafell
staves' fell
Brennu-Njáls saga
101
Stafaholt
staves' hill
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
81
·
Landnámabók
50
Stafaholtstunga
Stafaholt's tongue
Landnámabók
50
Stafanesvágr
staff headland bay
Flóamanna saga
1
·
Landnámabók
371
Stafangr
Stavanger, from stafn 'prow' and angr 'bay'
Landnámabók
26
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
Stafngrímsstaðir
Stafngrímr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
39
Stafshóll
staff's hill
Landnámabók
210
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
Stakkagil
stack ravine
Laxdœla saga
32
Stakksá
stack river
Landnámabók
383
Staksmýrr
stack marsh
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
80
Stálfjara
steel shore
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
371
Stangarholt
pole wood
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
61
Stapi
pillar, rock stack
Landnámabók
135
Steinar
stones
Landnámabók
52
Steindyr
stone doors
Svarfdœla saga
14
Steindyrr
stone doors
Svarfdœla saga
23
Steinfinnsstaðir
Steinfinnr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
343
Steingrímsfirði
Steingrímr's fjord
Gísla saga Súrssonar
7
Steingrímsfjǫrðr
Steingrímr's fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga
10
·
Fóstbræðra saga
13
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
3
·
Landnámabók
68
·
Laxdœla saga
9
Steinker
Steinkjer
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
22
·
Kjalnesinga saga
12
Steinólfsdalr
Steinólfr's valley
Landnámabók
116
Steinólfshjalli
Steinólfr's ledges
Landnámabók
116
Steinrøðarstaðir
Steinrøðr's steads
Landnámabók
283
Steinsholt
stone's holt (small wood)
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
·
Landnámabók
379
Steinslækr
Steinn's brook
Landnámabók
365
also: stone's brook
Steinsstaðir
Steinn's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Landnámabók
197
Steinsund
stone sound
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
Steinsvað
stone ford
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
19
Stífla
dam, weir
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
72
·
Landnámabók
211
Stígandahróf
Stígandi's boat-shed
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Stigi
ladder
Landnámabók
144
Stika
stick, stake
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Stiklastaðir
Stikla farms
Fóstbræðra saga
24
Stjǫrnusteinn
star stones
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
371
Stokkahlaða
log barn
Landnámabók
237
·
Víga-Glúms saga
13
Stokkanes
log(s)/beam(s) headland
Eiríks saga rauða
4
·
Fóstbræðra saga
20
also: stumps' headland
Stokkar
logs, beams
Gísla saga Súrssonar
2
Stokkseyri
log's gravel bank
Flóamanna saga
4
Stokkseyrr
log's gravel bank
Landnámabók
371
Stokkssund
log sound
Brennu-Njáls saga
5
Storð
shore, coast
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
Stórolfsvǫllr
Stórolfr's field
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Landnámabók
350
Stotalœkr
Stoti's brook
Brennu-Njáls saga
58
·
Landnámabók
354
Strandaflói
shores' bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Strandarheiðr
shore's heath
Landnámabók
152
Strandir
shores/coasts
Fóstbræðra saga
3
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
33
·
Landnámabók
115
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
25
·
Vatnsdœla saga
35
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
also: shore
Straumey
current island
Brennu-Njáls saga
85
Straumfjarðará
Straumfjǫrðr river
Landnámabók
71
Straumfjǫrðr
current fjord
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
3
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
30
·
Eyrbyggja saga
39
·
Fóstbræðra saga
18
·
Landnámabók
64
Straumnes
stream headland
Landnámabók
115
Straumr
stream
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
Straumsey
stream island
Eiríks saga rauða
8
Straumsfjarðará
stream-fjord river
Landnámabók
69
Straumsfjǫrðr
current fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Landnámabók
185
Strind
Strinda
Landnámabók
267
Strúgsstaðir
Strúgr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
184
Stræti
street
Landnámabók
301
Strǫnd
shore, coast
Eyrbyggja saga
60
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
23
·
Landnámabók
159
·
Svarfdœla saga
21
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
16
also: shore; shores
Sturlustaðir
Sturla's farmsteads
Landnámabók
42
Stykkisvǫllr
piece's field
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
24
Stǫðvarfjǫrðr
landing-place fjord
Landnámabók
297
Suðrey
the Hebrides
Brennu-Njáls saga
84
·
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Eyrbyggja saga
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
1
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
11
·
Landnámabók
89
·
Laxdœla saga
10
also: south island
Suðreyjar
the Hebrides
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
·
Landnámabók
13
·
Svarfdœla saga
12
Suðrjǫkull
south glaciers
Landnámabók
41
Suðrríki
south realm
Svarfdœla saga
30
Suðrstrǫnd
south coast
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Súgandafjǫrðr
Súgandi's fjord (Súgandi meaning 'the whistling one')
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
5
·
Landnámabók
144
Súla
pillar
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
Súlufjǫll
pillar mountains
Brennu-Njáls saga
17
Súluholt
pillar's hill
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Landnámabók
368
also: pillar copse
Sumarliðabœr
Sumarliði's farm
Landnámabók
344
Sunnlendingafjórðungr
southerners' quarter
Brennu-Njáls saga
66
·
Landnámabók
397
Sunnmœrr
south Mœrr
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
17
·
Landnámabók
139
·
Laxdœla saga
1
Sunnudalir
Sunday valleys
Vápnfirðinga saga
2
Sunnudalr
south valley
Landnámabók
268
·
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
·
Landnámabók
229
Svalbarð
cool bank
Landnámabók
236
·
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Svalbarði
cold edge
Landnámabók
2
Svanshóll
Svanr's hill
Brennu-Njáls saga
10
·
Landnámabók
162
Svarfaðardalr
disturber's valley
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
24
·
Landnámabók
218
·
Laxdœla saga
84
·
Svarfdœla saga
13
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
2
·
Víga-Glúms saga
27
Svarfaðardalsá
river of Svarfaðr's dale (Svarfaðr perhaps meaning 'disturber')
Laxdœla saga
87
Svarfaðardalsárós
Svarfaðardalsá river-mouth
Svarfdœla saga
25
Svarfaðardalsáróss
Svarfaðardal river's mouth
Ljósvetninga saga
28
Svartárdalr
black river's valley
Landnámabók
191
Svarthǫfðasteinn
Svarthǫfði's stones
Svarfdœla saga
13
Svartsfellsmýrar
marshes of Svartr's mountain (or 'black mountain')
Vatnsdœla saga
40
Svartsmýri
Svartr's bog
Landnámabók
180
Svartssker
Svartr's skerry
Landnámabók
125
Svefney
sleep islands
Landnámabók
123
Sveinungseyri
Sveinung's gravel spit
Landnámabók
152
Sveinungsvík
Sveinungr's bay
Landnámabók
259
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Svelgsá
whirlpool river
Eyrbyggja saga
35
Svelgsárdalr
whirlpool river's valley
Eyrbyggja saga
43
Sverðskelda
sword bog
Laxdœla saga
46
Svertingsstaðir
Svertingr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
346
Sviasker
Swedes' skerries
Svarfdœla saga
4
Svíaveldi
realm of the Swedes
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
70
Sviðgrímshólar
Sviðgrímr's hills
Þórðar saga hreðu
12
Sviðgrímshóll
Sviðgrímr's hills
Þórðar saga hreðu
13
Sviðinhornadalr
singed-horn valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Landnámabók
303
Sviðinsstaðir
Sviðinn's farmsteads
Fóstbræðra saga
3
Svignaskarð
bending pass
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Laxdœla saga
10
Svínadalr
swine valley
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
26
·
Kormáks saga
20
·
Landnámabók
114
·
Laxdœla saga
47
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Svínafell
pig mountain
Brennu-Njáls saga
95
·
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
Svínanes
pig headland
Landnámabók
115
·
Ljósvetninga saga
26
Svínasandr
pigs' sand
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
29
Svínasund
swine's sound
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
17
Svínavatn
pig lake
Eyrbyggja saga
22
·
Landnámabók
83
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Svíney
swine island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
Svínhagi
pig pasture
Landnámabók
353
Svíþjóð
Sweden
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
5
·
Brennu-Njáls saga
119
·
Droplaugarsona saga
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
29
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
8
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
·
Landnámabók
2
·
Svarfdœla saga
31
Svǫlustaðir
Svala's steads (possibly 'swallow' or 'cool/chill')
Bandamanna saga
4
Syðridalr
southern valley
Landnámabók
41
Syðrilǫnd
Sutherland, from Old Norse 'southern land'
Brennu-Njáls saga
86
Sygnafylki
district of the people of Sogn
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
·
Flóamanna saga
1
·
Landnámabók
371
Sygnakleif
Sogn people's steep path
Landnámabók
149
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
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
40
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)
Brennu-Njáls saga
114
·
Eyrbyggja saga
57
·
Laxdœla saga
49
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
11
Sæmundarhlíð
Sæmundr's slope
Brennu-Njáls saga
113
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
·
Landnámabók
188
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
Sæmundarlœkr
Sæmundr's brook
Landnámabók
188
Sæmundarstaðr
Sæmundr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
188
Sǫkkolfsdalr
Sökkólfr's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
68
·
Landnámabók
102
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Sǫlmundarhǫfði
Sǫlmundr's headland
Landnámabók
42
Sǫlvadalr
Sölvi's valley
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
92
Sǫlvahamarr
Sǫlvi's crag
Landnámabók
74
T
Tálknafirði
gill fjord
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
Tálknafjǫrðr
gill fjord
Landnámabók
132
Teigará
field-strip river
Landnámabók
274
Teigarhǫfði
field's headland
Svarfdœla saga
21
Teigsfjall
field strip's mountain
Svarfdœla saga
19
Tindsstaðir
Tindr's farmsteads
Kjalnesinga saga
1
Tinnudalsá
flint valley river
Landnámabók
300
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
·
Landnámabók
134
·
Laxdœla saga
35
Tjaldavǫllr
tents' field
Landnámabók
329
Tjaldstaðir
tent places
Landnámabók
358
Tjaldsteinn
tent-stone
Fljótsdœla saga
31
Tjarnir
ponds
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
11
Tjǫrn
tarn, pond
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
2
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
6
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Tjǫrnes
pond headland
Landnámabók
249
·
Ljósvetninga saga
8
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
Tóftafell
ruin-site fell
Landnámabók
316
Tóftavǫllr
ruin/homestead-site field
Landnámabók
270
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
Tókastaðir
Tóki's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
11
Tóptavǫllr
field of house-ruins
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Torfastaðir
Torfi's farmsteads
Droplaugarsona saga
9
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
·
Landnámabók
269
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Torfhvalastaðir
turf-whale farms
Landnámabók
57
Torfnes
turf headland
Landnámabók
116
Torfufell
turf mountain
Valla-Ljóts saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
17
Torfustaðir
Torfa's steads
Finnboga saga ramma
34
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Torgar
uncertain, name of a Norwegian island (perhaps containing a pre-Norse or unclear element)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
·
Landnámabók
344
Traðarholt
lane's wood
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
371
also: lane's hill
Traðir
cattle paths (lanes between fenced fields)
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Landnámabók
89
also: cattle-lanes
Tréfótshaugr
Tréfótr's ('Wood-foot's) mound
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
Trékyllisvík
wooden-pouch bay
Finnboga saga ramma
38
·
Landnámabók
160
·
Vatnsdœla saga
35
Trollaskeið
trolls' racecourse
Laxdœla saga
19
Trollatunga
trolls' tongue
Landnámabók
163
Trostansfjǫrðr
Trostan's fjord
Landnámabók
136
Trǫllaháls
trolls' ridge
Eyrbyggja saga
22
·
Landnámabók
82
Trǫllaskógr
trolls' forest
Brennu-Njáls saga
58
·
Landnámabók
354
Tunga
tongue (of land between rivers)
Brennu-Njáls saga
27
·
Droplaugarsona saga
4
·
Eyrbyggja saga
14
·
Fljótsdœla saga
4
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
3
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
1
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
20
·
Landnámabók
52
·
Laxdœla saga
28
·
Vatnsdœla saga
21
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
7
also: tongue of land
Túngarðr
home-field wall
Landnámabók
111
Tungu-land
land of Tunga
Laxdœla saga
47
Tunguá
tongue river
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
72
·
Landnámabók
211
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Tungufell
tongue fell
Landnámabók
33
Tungugerði
tongue enclosure
Svarfdœla saga
27
Tunguheiðr
tongue heath
Landnámabók
245
Tunguland
tongue-of-land land
Landnámabók
324
Tungulǫnd
tongue lands
Landnámabók
276
Túnsberg
Tønsberg, Norway
Brennu-Njáls saga
29
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
23
Tvídœgra
two days' journey
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
16
·
Laxdœla saga
57
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Týli
Thule
Landnámabók
1
U
Uðartóftir
Uðr's ruined house-sites
Landnámabók
97
Úlfarsá
Úlfarr's river
Landnámabók
11
Úlfarsfell
Úlfarr's fell
Eyrbyggja saga
7
·
Landnámabók
86
Úlfarsfellsháls
Úlfarr's fell's ridge
Eyrbyggja saga
32
Úlfljótsvatn
Úlfljótr's lake
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
19
Úlfsdalir
wolf's dales
Landnámabók
214
Úlfsdalr
wolf's valley
Landnámabók
213
·
Víga-Glúms saga
24
Úlfstaðir
Úlfr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
38
Unadalr
Uni's valley
Landnámabók
180
·
Vatnsdœla saga
18
Unadalsá
Uni's valley river
Landnámabók
208
Unaðsdalr
delight's dale
Landnámabók
149
Unalækr
Uni's brook
Landnámabók
284
Unaóss
Una's river mouth
Fljótsdœla saga
5
·
Landnámabók
284
also: Uni's river-mouth
Undornfell
Undorn's fell
Landnámabók
180
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
Upplǫnd
Upplands, Norway, from 'up-lands' (inland districts)
Fljótsdœla saga
31
·
Flóamanna saga
6
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
2
Uppsalir
high halls
Fljótsdœla saga
11
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
9
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
21
·
Landnámabók
205
·
Víga-Glúms saga
11
Upsar
eaves, gables
Svarfdœla saga
27
Upsir
eaves, ledges
Landnámabók
220
·
Svarfdœla saga
23
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
6
also: eaves, overhanging rock
Urðarhús
Urðr's houses
Svarfdœla saga
21
Urðarvatn
scree/rockslide lake
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Urðir
screes, heaps of stones
Landnámabók
216
·
Svarfdœla saga
32
also: screes
Urðskriðuhólar
scree-slide hills
Laxdœla saga
80
Útmannasveit
outsiders' district
Fljótsdœla saga
3
Útsteinn
Utstein, Norway, literally 'out stone'
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
V
Vaðall
ford
Fóstbræðra saga
18
·
Landnámabók
142
Vaðill
shallows, ford
Gísla saga Súrssonar
23
·
Landnámabók
24
·
Ljósvetninga saga
21
also: ford, shoal; ford, shallows; shallows, fords
Vaðsteinaberg
ford-stones cliff
Gísla saga Súrssonar
26
Vágar
bays
Landnámabók
79
Vaglar
perch
Ljósvetninga saga
2
Vágr
bay
Grœnlendinga saga
3
·
Landnámabók
91
Valagilsá
falcon ravine river
Droplaugarsona saga
10
·
Fljótsdœla saga
29
Valbrandsstaðir
Valbrand's farmsteads
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
8
Valdres
Valdres, a district in eastern Norway
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
24
Valfell
falcon mountain
Bandamanna saga
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
·
Fljótsdœla saga
11
·
Landnámabók
279
Vallholt
Vallholt, 'field hill'
Fljótsdœla saga
7
Valseyrarþing
assembly at Val's sandbank
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
Valþjófsstaðir
Valþjófr's steads
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Landnámabók
89
Vámúli
calamity headland
Landnámabók
216
Vánarskarð
pass of hope
Landnámabók
318
Vápnafjarðará
weapon fjord's river
Landnámabók
268
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Vápnafjarðarstrǫnd
Vápnafjǫrðr's shore, weapon fjord's shore
Landnámabók
271
Vápnafjǫrðr
weapon fjord
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
·
Droplaugarsona saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
3
·
Landnámabók
50
·
Ljósvetninga saga
9
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
1
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
14
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Varðgjá
cairn gorge
Landnámabók
235
Varmá
warm river
Landnámabók
391
Varmadalr
warm valley
Landnámabók
357
Varmalœkr
warm brook
Brennu-Njáls saga
13
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
29
·
Landnámabók
35
Vatn
lake
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Kjalnesinga saga
3
·
Landnámabók
104
also: water, lake
Vatnafjǫrðr
fjord of lakes
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Vatnahverfi
lakes' district
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
92
Vatnlausa
waterless
Landnámabók
16
Vatnsá
water river
Landnámabók
225
Vatnsdalr
water valley
Bandamanna saga
4
·
Finnboga saga ramma
28
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
2
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Svarfdœla saga
14
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
Vatnsdalsá
lake valley's river
Finnboga saga ramma
34
·
Landnámabók
180
·
Svarfdœla saga
20
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Vatnsdalshólar
Vatnsdalr's hills
Svarfdœla saga
14
Vatnsfell
water's fell
Landnámabók
344
Vatnsfirðingabúð
booth of the men of Vatnsfjǫrðr (lake fjord)
Brennu-Njáls saga
145
·
Laxdœla saga
67
Vatnsfjarðardalr
lake fjord's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
Vatnsfjǫrðr
lake fjord
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
·
Eyrbyggja saga
56
·
Fóstbræðra saga
1
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
·
Landnámabók
5
·
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
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
3
·
Landnámabók
89
·
Laxdœla saga
62
also: water horn
Vatnslǫnd
water lands
Landnámabók
390
Vatnsnes
lake ness
Bandamanna saga
1
·
Eyrbyggja saga
60
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
·
Landnámabók
145
·
Laxdœla saga
45
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
13
Vatnsskarð
lake pass
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
69
·
Landnámabók
180
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
10
Vébjǫrg
Viborg (Denmark), from Old Norse 'sanctuary hill'
Gísla saga Súrssonar
8
Vefsnir
unknown, name of a Norwegian district (Vefsn)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
7
Veggir
walls
Landnámabók
47
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
Veiðilaus
without catch (fishless)
Brennu-Njáls saga
14
Veiðilausa
fishing-lacking, fishless
Landnámabók
160
Veiðileysa
lack of game/fish
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
9
Veisa
bog, mire
Ljósvetninga saga
22
Vékelshaugr
Vékell's mounds
Landnámabók
196
Vellandkatla
boiling kettle
Brennu-Njáls saga
104
Vellir
fields
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
19
·
Fljótsdœla saga
11
·
Landnámabók
280
·
Svarfdœla saga
32
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
also: the fields
Veradalr
valley of the (river) Vera
Brennu-Njáls saga
96
·
Fóstbræðra saga
24
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
12
·
Landnámabók
278
Vermaland
Värmland, land of the Vermar people
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
70
·
Landnámabók
177
Vestarsnes
Vestarr's headland
Landnámabók
115
Vestdalsá
west valley river
Landnámabók
290
Vestfirðingafjórðungr
quarter of the men of the West Fjords
Brennu-Njáls saga
138
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
27
·
Landnámabók
169
Vestfirðir
west fjords
Brennu-Njáls saga
6
·
Eyrbyggja saga
10
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
9
Vestfjǫrðr
west fjords
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
49
·
Laxdœla saga
9
Vestmannaeyjar
islands of the west men (Irishmen)
Landnámabók
8
·
Laxdœla saga
42
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
3
Vestmannsvatn
Vestmaðr's lake
Landnámabók
246
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
1
also: Westman's lake
Vestradalsá
west valley river
Landnámabók
267
Vestrdalsá
west valley river
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
Vestrfold
Vestfold (western land)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
26
Vestrhóp
west bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
15
·
Landnámabók
175
·
Vatnsdœla saga
27
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Vestrhópsvatn
west-hope's lake
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
22
Vestribygð
western settlement
Eiríks saga rauða
6
Vestrland
west lands
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
4
·
Laxdœla saga
21
Vestrlǫnd
western lands
Landnámabók
349
Vetrliðastaðir
Vetrliði's farms
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
9
Viðborð
wood-board
Landnámabók
312
Viðfjǫrðr
wood fjord
Landnámabók
265
Víðidalr
willow valley
Bandamanna saga
4
·
Finnboga saga ramma
28
·
Fóstbræðra saga
7
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
11
·
Landnámabók
177
·
Laxdœla saga
31
·
Vatnsdœla saga
14
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
14
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
15
also: wide valley
Víðidalsá
wide-dale's river
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
22
Víðidalsey
wide valley's island
Landnámabók
180
Víðihólar
willow hills
Svarfdœla saga
14
Víðilœkr
willow brook
Landnámabók
49
Víðimýrr
willow mire
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
78
·
Finnboga saga ramma
32
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
59
Víðines
willow headland
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Víðiskógr
willow wood
Flóamanna saga
6
·
Landnámabók
376
also: willow forest
Víðivellir
willow fields
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Fljótsdœla saga
22
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
17
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
18
Víðivǫllr
willow fields
Fljótsdœla saga
7
Víðivǫllum
willow fields
Fljótsdœla saga
22
Viðvík
wood bay
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
70
·
Landnámabók
205
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
12
Vífilsdalr
Vífill's valley
Eiríks saga rauða
1
·
Landnámabók
100
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Vífilsfell
Vífill's mountain
Landnámabók
9
Vífilstóftir
Vífill's house-sites
Landnámabók
9
Viggja
Viggja
Landnámabók
340
Vigrafjǫrðr
spear fjord
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Landnámabók
81
Vík
bay
Fóstbræðra saga
20
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
7
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
13
·
Landnámabók
160
also: bay (Vík, the Oslofjord region of Norway)
Vikarsskeið
Vikarr's course
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
19
·
Landnámabók
97
Víkingslœkr
viking's brook
Landnámabók
352
also: Víkingr's brook
Vikrarskeið
pumice-stone stretch (of shore)
Laxdœla saga
5
Vilborgarkelda
Vilborg's spring
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
11
Villingadalr
Villingar's valley
Landnámabók
232
Vína
the Dvina river (a river name of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to 'wine')
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
37
Vindgjá
wind chasm
Fljótsdœla saga
18
Vindheimr
windy home
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
18
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13
Vínheiðr
meadow heath
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
52
Vínland
wine land
Eiríks saga rauða
8
·
Eyrbyggja saga
48
·
Grœnlendinga saga
5
·
Landnámabók
122
Vínuskógr
forest of the Vín (river)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
52
Virkihús
fortress houses
Fljótsdœla saga
15
Virkisbúð
fort booth
Brennu-Njáls saga
145
Vitar
beacons/cairns (markers)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
57
Vitazgjafi
sure giver
Víga-Glúms saga
7
also: certain giver
Vonarskarð
hope's pass
Landnámabók
242
Vælugerði
Væla's enclosure
Flóamanna saga
6
·
Landnámabók
348
also: Vala's enclosure
Vætleifsholt
Vætleifr's wood
Landnámabók
365
Vǫðlaheiði
heath of the fords
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
26
Vǫðlaheiðr
heath of the fords
Ljósvetninga saga
23
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
16
·
Víga-Glúms saga
16
Vǫðlaleið
fords' assembly
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
20
Vǫðlaþing
assembly of the fords
Bandamanna saga
10
·
Ljósvetninga saga
10
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
15
Vǫrðufell
cairn mountain
Flóamanna saga
18
·
Landnámabók
377
also: cairn fell
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
·
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Landnámabók
69
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
Vǫrsabœr
Vörs's farm
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Landnámabók
369
also: Vors farm
Y
Ylfi
uncertain, possibly related to 'she-wolf'
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
1
Yngvildarstaðir
Yngvildr's farmsteads
Svarfdœla saga
32
Ýrarfell
Ýrr's fell
Landnámabók
194
Ýrarfellslǫnd
Ýrarfell's lands
Landnámabók
194
Yrjar
unclear, possibly related to gravel or mud (aurr)
Landnámabók
270
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
1
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
2
Yxney
ox island
Eiríks saga rauða
2
Þ
Þambardalr
valley of the paunch (þǫmbr, 'paunch' or a nickname)
Eyrbyggja saga
57
Þegjandadalr
silent dale
Landnámabók
248
Þelamǫrk
forest of the Þelar
Flóamanna saga
2
·
Landnámabók
6
also: Þela forest
Þerneyjarsund
Þerney's sound
Kjalnesinga saga
1
Þernumýri
tern marsh
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
24
Þernumýrr
tern marsh
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Þernunes
tern's headland
Landnámabók
294
Þiðrandaþúfa
Þiðrandi's mound
Fljótsdœla saga
15
Þingavað
assembly ford
Svarfdœla saga
28
Þingeyrar
assembly's sandbanks
Gísla saga Súrssonar
12
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
16
Þingeyrasveit
assembly-mounds district
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
13
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
16
Þinghǫfði
assembly headland
Droplaugarsona saga
8
·
Fljótsdœla saga
28
Þingnes
assembly headland
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
47
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
13
·
Landnámabók
107
Þingskálanes
assembly-booth headland
Eyrbyggja saga
45
Þingskálaþing
assembly of the assembly-booths
Brennu-Njáls saga
45
Þingsnes
assembly headland
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
29
Þingvað
assembly ford
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
9
Þingvǫllr
assembly plain
Landnámabók
390
Þistilfjǫrðr
thistle fjord
Þorsteins saga hvíta
3
Þistilsfjǫrðr
thistle fjord
Eiríks saga rauða
3
·
Landnámabók
75
Þjófadalr
thieves' valley
Vatnsdœla saga
47
Þjokkabœr
thick farm
Landnámabók
318
Þjórsá
bull river
Brennu-Njáls saga
27
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Flóamanna saga
5
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
19
·
Landnámabók
344
Þjórsárdalr
bull river's valley
Brennu-Njáls saga
66
·
Fljótsdœla saga
1
·
Landnámabók
259
·
Víga-Glúms saga
10
Þjórsárholt
Þjórsá's copses
Landnámabók
363
Þjórsárós
bull-river mouth
Landnámabók
370
Þórarinsdalr
Þórarinn's valley
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
27
Þorbeinisstaðir
Þorbeinir's homestead
Eyrbyggja saga
8
Þorbrandsstaðir
Þorbrandr's homestead
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
24
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
8
·
Landnámabók
200
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
14
Þórdísarholt
Þórdís's wood
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
8
·
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
15
Þórdísarstaðir
Þórdís's steads
Gísla saga Súrssonar
37
Þóreyjargnúpr
Þórey's peak
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
31
·
Landnámabók
180
Þorfinnsstaðir
Þorfinnr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
51
Þorgautsstaðir
Þorgautr's steads
Landnámabók
43
Þorgeirsfell
Þorgeirr's mountain
Eiríks saga rauða
3
Þorgeirsfjǫrðr
Þorgeirr's fjord
Bandamanna saga
11
·
Landnámabók
239
Þorgeirshróf
Þorgeirr's boat-shed
Fóstbræðra saga
8
Þorgeirsvað
Þorgeirr's ford
Brennu-Njáls saga
72
Þorgerðarfell
Þorgerðr's fell
Landnámabók
248
Þorgerðarstaðir
Þorgerðr's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
1
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
6
Þorgilsstaðir
Þorgils's farmstead
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Landnámabók
124
Þórhallsdalr
Þórhall's valley
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
24
Þórhallsstaðir
Þórhallr's steads
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
32
·
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
24
Þórisbjǫrg
Þórir's rocks
Landnámabók
68
Þórisdalr
Þórir's valley
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
61
Þórishólar
Þórir's hills
Landnámabók
18
Þórisstaðir
Þórir's farms
Landnámabók
114
Þormóðsdalr
Þormóðr's dale
Kjalnesinga saga
2
Þormóðseyri
Þormóðr's gravel spit
Landnámabók
215
Þormóðshellir
Þormóðr's cave
Fóstbræðra saga
23
Þórnesþing
Þórr's headland assembly
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Landnámabók
79
also: Þórsnes assembly
Þóroddsstaðir
Þóroddr's farmstead
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
30
·
Landnámabók
173
Þórolfsfell
Þórólfr's mountain
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
·
Landnámabók
342
Þórormstunga
Þórormr's tongue of land
Landnámabók
179
·
Vatnsdœla saga
21
Þórsá
Þórr's river
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Fljótsdœla saga
6
·
Landnámabók
85
Þórsárdalr
Þórsá river's valley (Þórr's river valley)
Eyrbyggja saga
8
Þorskafjarðarheiði
cod fjord heath
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
52
Þorskafjarðarþing
cod fjord's assembly
Gísla saga Súrssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
118
Þorskafjǫrðr
cod fjord
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
50
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
9
·
Landnámabók
114
·
Laxdœla saga
34
Þórsmǫrk
Þórr's forest
Brennu-Njáls saga
148
·
Landnámabók
343
Þórsnes
Þórr's headland
Eyrbyggja saga
4
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
·
Landnámabók
85
·
Laxdœla saga
10
Þórsness-þing
Þórsnes assembly
Kormáks saga
12
Þórsnessþing
Þórr's headland assembly
Eyrbyggja saga
9
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
5
·
Laxdœla saga
50
Þórsnesþing
Þórr's headland assembly
Eiríks saga rauða
2
·
Landnámabók
86
also: Þorsnes assembly
Þórunnarey
Þórunn's island
Landnámabók
218
Þórunnarhálsar
Þórunn's necks
Landnámabók
356
Þórunnarholt
Þórunn's hill
Landnámabók
49
Þórunnarhylr
Þórunn's pool
Landnámabók
49
Þórunnartóft
Þórunn's house ruins
Landnámabók
111
Þórutóftir
Þóra's homesteads
Landnámabók
72
Þorvaldsdalr
Þorvaldr's dale
Landnámabók
222
·
Svarfdœla saga
16
also: Þorvaldr's valley
Þorvaldsdalsá
Þorvaldr's dale river
Landnámabók
222
Þorvaldsstaðir
Þorvaldr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
208
Þorvarðsstaðir
Þorvarðr's steads
Landnámabók
37
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
Þrándargil
Þrándr's ravine
Brennu-Njáls saga
2
Þrándarholt
Þrándr's holt (small wood)
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
39
·
Flóamanna saga
34
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
·
Landnámabók
36
Þrándarstaðir
Þrándr's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
62
·
Kjalnesinga saga
1
Þrándheimr
Trondheim
Brennu-Njáls saga
31
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
3
·
Eyrbyggja saga
2
·
Fljótsdœla saga
14
·
Fóstbræðra saga
24
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
22
·
Grœnlendinga saga
2
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Gísla saga Súrssonar
3
·
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds
5
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
23
·
Kjalnesinga saga
12
·
Landnámabók
267
·
Laxdœla saga
40
·
Ljósvetninga saga
8
·
Svarfdœla saga
14
·
Vatnsdœla saga
47
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
10
Þriðjungavað
third-part ford
Ljósvetninga saga
24
Þríhyrningr
three-cornered one
Brennu-Njáls saga
57
·
Landnámabók
347
Þríhyrningshals
neck/ridge of Þríhyrningr (three-cornered mountain)
Brennu-Njáls saga
64
Þrælaeyrr
thralls' gravel spit
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
7
also: thralls' gravel bank
Þrælaskriða
slaves' landslide
Eyrbyggja saga
18
Þrælastraumr
thralls' current
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
Þrælavík
thralls' bay
Droplaugarsona saga
3
·
Fljótsdœla saga
10
·
Landnámabók
75
Þúfa
mound
Landnámabók
140
Þúfubjǫrg
mound cliffs
Landnámabók
75
Þúfusteinn
mound's stone
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
14
Þulunes
reciter's headland
Landnámabók
289
Þuríðarstaðir
Þuríðr's steads
Fljótsdœla saga
1
Þursstaðir
giant's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
28
·
Landnámabók
61
Þváttá
washing river
Brennu-Njáls saga
100
·
Laxdœla saga
41
Þverá
cross river
Droplaugarsona saga
12
·
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
23
·
Fljótsdœla saga
30
·
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
6
·
Landnámabók
45
·
Laxdœla saga
80
·
Ljósvetninga saga
5
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
·
Valla-Ljóts saga
1
·
Víga-Glúms saga
1
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
21
·
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
7
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
11
Þverárdalr
cross river's dale
Landnámabók
46
Þverárhlíð
cross river's slope
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
56
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
14
·
Landnámabók
15
·
Vatnsdœla saga
10
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
28
Þverárland
land of cross river
Ljósvetninga saga
17
·
Víga-Glúms saga
7
Þverbrekka
cross slope
Víga-Glúms saga
26
Þverfell
cross mountain
Brennu-Njáls saga
17
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
4
·
Landnámabók
117
Þykkvaskógar
thick woods
Fóstbræðra saga
8
Þykkvaskógr
thick wood
Landnámabók
106
·
Laxdœla saga
33
Þyrill
spindle
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
23
Æ
Æðey
eider island
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
1
Ægissíða
sea's side
Landnámabók
175
Ærlækr
ewe brook
Ljósvetninga saga
4
Æsundir
strait(s), first element unclear
Gísla saga Súrssonar
3
Æsustaðir
Æsa's farmsteads
Víga-Glúms saga
14
Ævarsskarð
Ævarr's pass
Landnámabók
184
Ö
Ǫgðir
Agder
Landnámabók
112
Ǫgr
cove, small inlet
Fóstbræðra saga
9
Ǫgrvík
Ǫgr bay
Landnámabók
150
Ǫgur
Ögur
Fóstbræðra saga
9
also: bay, inlet
Ǫgurr
Ögur
Fóstbræðra saga
9
Ǫgursvatn
Ögur's lake
Fóstbræðra saga
9
Ǫgursvík
Ǫgur bay
Fóstbræðra saga
9
Ǫgvaldsnes
Ǫgvaldr's headland
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
36
Ǫldugrǫf
wave pit
Landnámabók
350
Ǫlduhryggr
wave ridge
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
59
Ǫldusteinn
wave stone
Brennu-Njáls saga
20
Ǫlfosá
Ǫlfoss river
Flóamanna saga
4
Ǫlfus
unclear, possibly related to a river name
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
77
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
5
·
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
9
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
25
Ǫlfusá
Ǫlfus river
Flóamanna saga
4
·
Landnámabók
8
Ǫlfusvatn
Ölfus's lake
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
2
·
Landnámabók
9
Ǫlvaldsstaðir
Ǫlvaldr's steads
Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar
83
Ǫlvéshaugr
Ǫlvér's mound
Flóamanna saga
9
Ǫlvésstaðir
Ǫlvér's farmsteads
Landnámabók
371
Ǫlvéstóftir
Ǫlvér's house-sites
Flóamanna saga
4
Ǫmd
Andøya
Landnámabók
225
Ǫndóttsstaðir
Ǫndóttr's steads
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
Ǫndurðr-eyri
outer gravel spit
Landnámabók
81
Ǫndurðunes
headland of the upturned, or foremost, headland
Landnámabók
388
Ǫngley
hook island
Landnámabók
241
Ǫngulsá
Ǫngull's river
Droplaugarsona saga
3
Ǫngulsey
Anglesey, from Old Norse 'hook island'
Brennu-Njáls saga
89
Ǫnundarfjǫrðr
Ǫnundr's fjord
Landnámabók
143
Ǫnundarhóll
Önundr's hill
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
23
Ǫnundarholt
Ǫnundr's copse
Flóamanna saga
8
·
Landnámabók
375
Ørlygshǫfn
Ǫrlygr's harbour
Landnámabók
15
Ørlygsstaðir
Örlygr's steads
Eyrbyggja saga
8
·
Landnámabók
86
Ǫrnólfsdalr
Örnólfr's valley
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
4
·
Hœnsa-Þóris saga
1
·
Landnámabók
45
·
Laxdœla saga
6
Ǫrnólfsdalsá
Ǫrnólfr's dale river
Landnámabók
47
Ǫrnólfsstaðir
Ǫrnólfr's farmsteads
Landnámabók
45
Ǫrreksheiðr
Ǫrrekr's heath
Landnámabók
200
Ǫrriðaá
trout river
Landnámabók
22
Ǫrriðaárós
trout-river's mouth
Landnámabók
97
Ørœfagil
wasteland ravine
Fljótsdœla saga
25
Ǫxará
axe river
Brennu-Njáls saga
24
·
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
11
·
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
9
·
Landnámabók
9
·
Ljósvetninga saga
13
Øxarárhólmi
Ǫxará's islet
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
11
Ǫxarárhólmr
islet of Axe River (axe river's islet)
Landnámabók
377
Øxarfjǫrðr
axe fjord
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar
12
·
Landnámabók
160
·
Ljósvetninga saga
4
·
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
5
·
Vápnfirðinga saga
3
·
Þorsteins saga hvíta
6
Øxarheiði
axe heath
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða
8
Øxarhraun
axe-river's lava field
Brennu-Njáls saga
134
Ǫxl
shoulder
Landnámabók
72
Öxnabrekkur
oxen slopes
Eyrbyggja saga
35
Ǫxnadalr
oxen valley
Landnámabók
225
·
Víga-Glúms saga
26
·
Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga
15
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
18
Ǫxnadalsheiði
oxen valley heath
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
26
·
Þórðar saga hreðu
18
Øxnadalsheiðr
heath of oxen-dale
Ljósvetninga saga
26
·
Víga-Glúms saga
28
Øxnafell
oxen's mountain
Víga-Glúms saga
20
Øxnagróf
oxen pit
Laxdœla saga
55
Øxnalœkr
oxen's brook
Landnámabók
279
Øxnaskarð
ox pass
Kjalnesinga saga
16
Ǫxney
oxen island
Eyrbyggja saga
24
·
Grœnlendinga saga
1
·
Landnámabók
89
·
Laxdœla saga
30
also: axe island
Øxnhóll
oxen's hill
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
13