Eiðar is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Droplaugarsona saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Eiðar is a location that appears in Droplaugarsona 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 Eiðar 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:
"Nú keypti Helgi Ásbjarnarson land það er að Eiðum heitir út í héraði en seldi Mjóvanes og þóttist þar betur kominn er þingmenn hans voru umhverfis og lét gera þar lokhvílu. (13) Þann dag er þeir voru við lækinn riðu menn brott af Lambanesþingi og fór mart manna til Eiða með Helga Ásbjarnarsyni. (13) Þenna aftan gengu þeir Grímur úr jarðhúsinu og heim til Eiða og ganga inn í fjósdyr."