Droplaugarsona saga, Fljótsdæla saga
Víðivellir fremri (áður syðri)
Víðivellir fremri (áður syðri) is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Droplaugarsona saga, Fljótsdæla saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Víðivellir fremri (áður syðri) is a location that appears in Droplaugarsona saga, 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 Víðivellir fremri (áður syðri) 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:
"Droplaugarsona saga (3) Hann bjó á Víðivöllum hinum syðrum. (4) Þá fór Hrafnkell til Hólmsteins á Víðivöllu og bað hann liðs.Fljótsdæla saga (7) Ormsteinn var kvongaður og bjó á Víðivöllum hinum syðri en Þorlaug Bessadóttir var þá ung að aldri."