Icelandic Viking history (part one)

The Vikings navigate from Norway

This story begins at the age of Viking. In the land of the north, "Norway" is a province called “Gaul”. Chief over this province is named “Atli” and his majesty called "Earl". But usually he was called “Atli the slender”, because he was very slim. The Vikings, foster-brothers named “Ingolf” and “Leif” (Hjor-Leif). They were young men in Norway, that will go to viking with the three sons of Atli. His sons were called “Hastein”, “Herstein” and “Holmstein” and they were great warriors and they always went well in warfare. Is the envoys came home after a successful campaign in the Norwegian countries and forces, the young viking’s will decided they fight again next summer. During the winter did foster-brothers hold feast to the earl's sons. There Holmstein gave promise that he should marry “Helga” sister of Ingolf, or never own another woman. Both team members by silent in this moment, but Leif blushing face, as he would himself have “Helga”. When they went home later in the night, were no greetings between Leif and Holmstein any more.

 Next spring they prepared foster-brothers Ingolf and Leif to fight the war and went to meet the earl's son Herstein and Holmstein as was decided, and they met with place named “Hisargafl”. Unexpected in this moment came to a battle between Leif and Holmstein and their legion. The battle had been a while came an old man, named “Olmodur Horda-Karason” he is the cousin of Leif, and he held Ingolf to help. Now Holmstein died in this battle, but Herstein fled a way. Ingolf and Leif thought the battle in Norwegan country as it was decided.

The Viking "Hastein" comes to Iceland

 The next winter was Herstein, along with his men to kill the foster-brothers. Leif had received news of their trip and made it for him. Became subject to a great bloody fight and died Herstein there. After it came somebody friends to their foster-brothers, from place named “Firth”. Several people were now sent to King Atli the Earl and Hastein to offer a settlement. The result was that, they foster-brothers apply all their property to them. Bud now Ingolf and Leif must move away from Norway. They decided to sail to the islands in the Arctic they had heard news of and called "Snow-land" and later named "Iceland". Leif was killed in this expedition of his slaves, but Ingolf took land at a place he named Reykjavík.

Now is the time when King Harold Goldbeard in Sogn and him cousin Earl Atli the Slender gave young grandson Harold name and state. Harold Young was the son of Thora's daughter Goldbeard and Halfdan the Black, King of the Uplands. Then Harold Young is dead, have Halfdan the Black this land after him, and he put the Earl Atli the Slender over it. Now Thora had died and Halfdan married Ragnhild daughter of Sigurd-hearted, and there son was lather the Norwegian king “Harold the Fairhair”.

Still pass time until “Harold Fairhair” intermarry with “Earl Hakon Grjotgarth” and conquer Norway. Got Hakon now control over the land “Siganfylki” in defiance of Earl Atli the Slender. Dragged them both earls joined the gathering and faith for the domination of this land. In the palce “Stafnesvog”, in the mountains, met their forces and heavy bloody fighting began there. In the battle Earl Hakon die and Earl Atli the Slender was wounded to death. “Hastein” now had control of the State in a vile, but there time come to Harold drew a large force against him. “Hastein retreated from Harold's army and he prepared his ship ready for departure a weary fast. Was it expected “Hastein” to sail to Iceland and took him land in the Southwest coast he named “Stokkseyri” and there him chose to live all his time. Hastein’s wife is named “Thora Olvier's daughter” and they have two children named, “Olvier” and “Atli”. A man named “Hallstein” live in “Sogn” in Norway and him was cousin of Hastein, and him create his ship with people, slaves, tools, animals, timber and all the needs things and cattle the ship in to Iceland too meat “Hastein” family. Hastein gave him a settlement land him named Eyrarbakki.  “Hallstein” wife was named “Solveig the Fair” and they lived in place named “Framnes” on the old lava with the sandy ocean coast. There son was named Thorstein, him was killed later. His son was Thorbjörn and him live in “Framnes”. The first generation gives now the footprint in Eyrarbakki’s sand.                                                   Continue……….