West Iceland
Þormóðssker
About Þormóðssker
Þormóðssker is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Egils saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
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Þormóðssker is a location that appears in **Egils saga**, one of the Íslendingasögur — the Sagas of Icelanders. These remarkable medieval texts were written in Iceland during the 13th and 14th centuries, preserving oral histories and stories from the Viking Age settlement of Iceland (9th–11th centuries). The sagas describe real people, places, and events, making locations like Þormóðssker living connections to Iceland's deep past. Many of these saga sites can still be visited today, standing as silent witnesses to the dramatic events recorded in the ancient texts. From the saga: "Síðan leituðu þeir Lambi að skipum og reru að leita þeirra, og fundu þeir Skorra í Skorraey og drápu hann þar; þá reru þeir út til Þormóðsskers og drápu þar Þormóð; er við hann skerið kennt."
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