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Trékyllisvík

Finnboga saga ramma, Grettis saga, Vatnsdæla saga

Trékyllisvík

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Trékyllisvík is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Finnboga saga ramma, Grettis saga, Vatnsdæla saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.

Trékyllisvík is a location that appears in Finnboga saga ramma, Grettis saga, 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 Trékyllisvík 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:

"Finnboga saga ramma (38) Svo er sagt eftir þetta að Finnbogi selur Borgarland og fer vestur í Trékyllisvík og býst þar um og reisir þar bæ fríðan.Grettis saga (12) Það kölluðu menn Trékylli og þar er víkin við kennd.Vatnsdæla saga (35) Um vorið seldi Finnbogi landið að Borg og réðst norður á Strandir í Trékyllisvík og bjó þar."

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