Vilborgarkelda is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Harðar saga og Hólmverja", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Vilborgarkelda is a location that appears in Harðar saga og Hólmverja, 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 Vilborgarkelda 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 fóru yfir fjörð til Kjalarness og fyrir norðan Mosfell og svo upp hjá Vilborgarkeldu, þaðan til Jórukleifar og svo til Hagavíkur og svo heim til Ölfusvatns og komu snemma dags. (11) Riðu þeir allir samt frá boðinu allt til Vilborgarkeldu."