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Víga-Glúms saga

Stokkahlaðir

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Stokkahlaðir is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Víga-Glúms saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.

Stokkahlaðir is a location that appears in Víga-Glúms 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 Stokkahlaðir 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:

"Þar var Kálfur frá Stokkahlöðu. (14) Annan dag eftir er sagt víg Hlöðu-Kálfs frá Stokkahlöðu. (22) Sjö eru nefndir, Þórarinn og Þorvaldur krókur, Ketill sonur hans, Arngrímur og Eysteinn berserkur og Þórður Hrafnsson er bjó að Stokkahlöðu og átti Vigdísi Þórisdóttur er Sigmundur hafði átt fyrr, Eyvindur austmaður. (27) Sá maður bjó í Haga er Þorvaldur hét og var kallaður menni og átti dóttur Þórðar Hrafnssonar frá Stokkahlöðu er Helga hét."

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