Naddodd was born in Agder in what is today southern Norway. He was one of the earliest settlers on the Faroe Islands after Grímur Kamban became the first to settle there around 825.[2]
Landnámabók, a medieval Icelandic manuscript, describes in considerable detail the settlement of Iceland (Icelandic: landnám) by the Norse in the 9th and 10th century. According to Landnámabók, Iceland was discovered by Naddodd, who was sailing from Norway to the Faroe Islands, but got lost and drifted to the east coast of Iceland. Naddodd came upon the shore of a land with a bay and mountains near what is today the Icelandic town of Reyðarfjörður.[3]
Although he climbed a mountain to look for smoke rising from fireplaces, he saw no sign of human activity. Naddodd decided to continue his journey to the Faroe Islands, but as he returned to his boat, it started to snow, so he named the land Snowland (Snæland). The island was later known as Iceland (Ísland) following the settlement of Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson.[4][5]
naddodd, norse, naddoðr, ˈnɑdːoðr, naddaðr, ˈnɑdːɑðr, icelandic, naddoður, ˈnatːɔːðʏr, faroese, century, norse, viking, credited, with, discovery, iceland, bornlate, centurykingdom, agderdiedafter, 825faroe, islandsnationalitynorwegian, norse, occupationexplor. Naddodd Old Norse Naddodr ˈnɑdːodr or Naddadr ˈnɑdːɑdr Icelandic Naddodur ˈnatːɔːdʏr Faroese Naddoddur fl c 9th century was a Norse Viking who is credited with the discovery of Iceland 1 NaddoddBornlate 8th centuryKingdom of AgderDiedafter 825Faroe IslandsNationalityNorwegian Norse OccupationExplorerKnown forDiscovering IcelandChildrenAnn NaddodsdottirRoute of the VikingsFaroe Postal Service 15 March 1982 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography EditNaddodd was born in Agder in what is today southern Norway He was one of the earliest settlers on the Faroe Islands after Grimur Kamban became the first to settle there around 825 2 Landnamabok a medieval Icelandic manuscript describes in considerable detail the settlement of Iceland Icelandic landnam by the Norse in the 9th and 10th century According to Landnamabok Iceland was discovered by Naddodd who was sailing from Norway to the Faroe Islands but got lost and drifted to the east coast of Iceland Naddodd came upon the shore of a land with a bay and mountains near what is today the Icelandic town of Reydarfjordur 3 Although he climbed a mountain to look for smoke rising from fireplaces he saw no sign of human activity Naddodd decided to continue his journey to the Faroe Islands but as he returned to his boat it started to snow so he named the land Snowland Snaeland The island was later known as Iceland Island following the settlement of Hrafna Floki Vilgerdarson 4 5 Naddodd was the probable father of Ann Naddodsdottir from Shetland Naddodd has distant relations to Erik the Red and his son Leif Erikson 6 See also EditIngolfr Arnarson Settlement of IcelandReferences Edit Scott Michael Rank Ph D Viking Explorations and Settlements Iceland Greenland and Vinland historyonthenet com Retrieved November 1 2019 825 Grimur Kamban arrived at Faroe islands vikinghistorytales blogspot com Retrieved November 1 2019 Reydarfjordur east is Retrieved November 1 2019 Kristin Axelsdottir The Discovery of Iceland viking no Retrieved November 1 2019 Joshua J Mark 21 January 2019 The Legendary Settlement of Iceland World History Encyclopedia Retrieved November 1 2019 Thorvald Asvaldsson Mediander Connects Mediander Archived from the original on 2017 08 28 Retrieved 2015 10 27 Further reading EditJohn Haywood 2016 Northmen The Viking Saga AD 793 1241 Macmillan ISBN 978 1 250 10615 5 O Donoghue Heather 2004 Old Norse Icelandic literature a short introduction Wiley Blackwell ISBN 978 0 470 77683 4 Byock Jesse 1988 Medieval Iceland Society Sagas and Power University of California Press ISBN 978 0520069541 External links EditHistory of Iceland This Faroese biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Icelandic biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naddodd amp oldid 1105568007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
