Flóki Vilgerðarson
Flóki Vilgerðarson , known as Hrafna-Flóki , German Raben-Flóki ( fl. In the 9th century), was one of the first Vikings who visited Iceland and tried to settle there. According to Icelandic tradition, it was Flóki who gave the country the name Iceland .
Life
After the first explorations of Iceland in the middle of the 9th century by the Norwegian Naddoddur and the Swede Garðarr Svavarsson - according to the Landnámabók - Flóki moved from Norway to this new country, which was then still known as Garðarshólmi . He wanted to settle there with his entire household and friends. The Landnámabók mentions people named Þórólfur, Herjólfur and Faxi as fellow travelers. He was given the name Raben-Flóki because, as a follower of the North Germanic religion, he carried three ravens with him to show him the way. As Flóki which in its settlement in the West Fjords was ill-prepared for a tough winter, in the spring of a fjord full of drift ice saw, he named the land Ísland , Eisland. Disappointed, he returned to Norway after another year in Iceland, where he portrayed the country negatively. The descriptions of Þórólfur and Herjólfur were much more positive. Flóki himself is said to have returned to Iceland many years later and spent the rest of his life there.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Landnámabók (Sturlubók) ( Icelandic ) Snerpa. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ↑ How did Iceland get its name? ( English ) Iceland Review. April 20, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b c Jón R. Hjálmarsson: The history of Iceland . Iceland Review, Reykjavík 1994, ISBN 9979-51-093-5 , pp. 13 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flóki Vilgerðarson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hrafna-Flóki; Raven Flóki |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vikings who named Iceland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: 9th century or 10th century |