Ás is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Ás is a location that appears in Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, 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 Ás 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:
"Honum tæmdist arfur norður í Vatnsdal í Ási og beiddi hann Gunnlaug fara með sér. (5) Og hann gerði svo og riðu norður tveir saman í Ás og fengu féið, og greiddu þeir féið af höndum er varðveitt höfðu með atgöngu Gunnlaugs."