LANDNAMABOK.
Ljosprentun Handrita.
Jakob Benediktsson ritadi Inngang. Reykj., 1974.
Folio. Smukt originalt halvlæderbind i kassette med skindforstærkninger. XLVIII pp. and 662 plates of facsimiles.
Landnámabók, "Book of Settlements", often shortened to Landnáma, is a medieval Icelandic written work which describes in considerable detail the settlement (landnám) of Iceland by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries CE. According to this tradition, Naddoðr the Viking was the earliest Norseman to discover Iceland after his ship was blown off course. Subsequently Garðar the Swede explored Iceland and named it Garðarshólm (Garðar’s Island). Raven Flóki Vilgerðarson was the first to attempt to permanently settle the island, but his effort failed because he neglected to collect enough hay for the winter. Flóki’s experiences convinced him to return to Norway and to give the island the less than favorable name Iceland.
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