Landnámabók

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The Landnámabók (= Book of Settlement) is an Old Norse manuscript describing the settlement of Iceland by the Norse in the 9th and 10th century.

The description is very detailed and more than 3,000 people are mentioned - not only the 435 original settlers but also their descendents.

Names mentioned in the Landnámabók