Hafrafell is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Gull-Þóris saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Hafrafell is a location that appears in Gull-Þóris 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 Hafrafell 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:
"Úlfur hinn skjálgi son Högna hins hvíta nam Reykjanes allt milli Þorskafjarðar og Hafrafells. (1) Þórarinn krókur nam allan Króksfjörð meðal Hafrafells og Króksfjarðarmúla. (1) Að Hafrafelli bjó Hólmgöngu-Kýlan en Naður bjó í Naðurdal. (10) En litlu síðar fóru Þórir og Ketilbjörn og Kinnarsynir til Hafrafells og fundu Kýlan í dyrum úti."