Mánahjalli is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Reykdæla saga og Víga-Skútu", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Mánahjalli is a location that appears in Reykdæla saga og Víga-Skútu, 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 Mánahjalli 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:
"Ljót að Þverá í Laxárdal hitti hann er þá var sem óðast að skálasmíð og hinn þriðja Þórodd harðjaxl á Mánahjalla. (23) Þormóður hét maður er bjó í Laxárdal á Mánahjalla. (23) Ræddi hann um að hann vill etja við hest er átti Þorkell Geirason úr Skörðum og var á kveðið að þeir skulu etja að miðju sumri hestunum á Mánahjalla."