Gilsárteigur

Folklore

Story & Folklore

Gilsárteigur is a location that appears in **Fljótsdæla 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 Gilsárteigur 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: "Selfljót gengur fyrir austan úr heiðinni milli Gilsárteigs og Ormsstaða og svo fellur það ofan í Lagarfljót."