Grund is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Vatnsdæla saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Grund is a location that appears in Vatnsdæla 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 Grund 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:
"Jörundur háls er annar maður var mestur sá er út kom með Ingimundi, hann nam sér land að ráði Ingimundar mágs síns fyrir utan Urðarvatn og til Mógilslækjar og bjó á Grund út frá Jörundarfjalli í Vatnsdal og var mikill maður fyrir sér sem ætterni hans var til. (29) Már Jörundarson færði bú sitt af Grund á Mársstaði."