Langeyri 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.
Langeyri 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 Langeyri 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:
"Þeir Ólafur og Þorgeir gengu á skip við nokkurum mönnum og reru yfir Gilsfjörð og lentu við Langeyri út frá Gróstöðum og héldu þaðan njósnum um ferðir Þóris. (15) Þórir lenti við Langeyri og lágu þar níu menn dauðir og allir af Ólafsdælum."