Önundur vís
Önundur the Wise | |
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Önundur vís | |
| Era | Settlement of Iceland |
Önundur vís (also víss), or Önundur the Wise, was an early Icelandic settler in Skagafjörður during the 9th and 10th centuries.[1] First, he settled land in the eastern portion of Austurdalur (east valley). Then, according to the Landnámabók, he tried to claim the western part of the valley after becoming aware that Eiríkur Hróaldsson of Goðdalir intended to go and claim the that part of the valley for himself, Önundur rushed to shoot a flaming arrow across the Austari-Jökulsá river and claim the western side of Austurdalur with fire.[2] The Landnámabók states that he lived "in the middle of the river"[3] and Ábær is considered to have been a part of his homestead.[2]
References
- ^ Ólason, Páll Eggert; Kristjánsson, Ólafur Þ.; Guðnason, Jón; Líndal, Sigurður. Íslenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940 [Collective Biography of Icelanders from the Age of Settlement until the end of 1940] (in Icelandic). Vol. 6. p. 265.
- ^ a b "62. kafli" [Chapter 62]. Landnámabók [The Book of Settlements] (in Icelandic).
- ^ Pétursson, Hannes (1970). "Skálamýri". In Pétursson, Hannes; Bjarnason, Kristmundur; Björnsson, Sigurjón (eds.). Skagafirðingabók [Book of the Skagafjörður People] (in Icelandic). Vol. 5. Reykjavík: Sögufélag Skagafirðinga. p. 60.