Svavarsson (Old Norse: [ˈɡɑrðˌɑrː ˈswɑwɑrsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: Garðar Svavarsson [ˈkarðˌaːr ˈsvaːvar̥sˌsɔːn]; Modern Swedish: Gardar Svavarsson)...
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artist Garðar Gunnlaugsson (born 1983), Icelandic football forward Garðar Jóhannsson (born 1980), Icelandic football striker Garðar Svavarsson (fl. 860s)...
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may refer to: Gardar Svavarsson (fl. 9th century), Swedish man, said to be the first Scandinavian to live in Iceland Jörundur Svavarsson (contemporary)...
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[ˈnauhtˌfaːrɪ]; fl. 835–870) was a crew member who escaped his master, Garðar Svavarsson, and may have become the first permanent resident of Iceland in the...
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Settlement of Iceland (section Naddoddr and Garðar)
name: Snæland (Land of Snow). He was followed by the viking explorer Garðar Svavarsson, who was the first to stay over winter. At some time around 860, a...
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Norwegian origin. In 868, Flóki left to search for the land found by Garðar Svavarsson way up in the north. He was accompanied by his family on his journey;...
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Following Naddodd, the Swede Garðar Svavarsson arrived, and so the island was then called Garðarshólmur, which means "Garðar's Isle". Then came a Viking...
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Iceland. Naddoddr named the country Snæland (Snowland). Swedish sailor Garðar Svavarsson also accidentally drifted to the coast of Iceland. He discovered that...
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prior to the Norse arrival. The first Viking to sight Iceland was Gardar Svavarsson, who went off course due to harsh conditions when sailing from Norway...
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in Iceland—that may have been Náttfari, one of Garðar Svavarsson's men who stayed behind when Garðar returned to Scandinavia. Much of the information...
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Lundey is located 8.3 kilometres (5.2 miles) north from Húsavík. Garðar Svavarsson was one of the first Scandinavians to settle in Iceland, doing so...
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Australian Interior Charles Sturt British 19th Australian Interior Gardar Svavarsson Swedish 9th Iceland Anders Svedlund Swedish 20th Oceans Otto Sverdrup...
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History of Scandinavia List of runestones Swedish History Museum Garðar Svavarsson The classification and dates are found in Harrison (2002), pp. 12–14...
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place in Iceland to be settled in by a Norseman. The Swedish Viking Garðar Svavarsson stayed there for one winter around 870 A.D. When he left the island...
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becoming involved in a blood feud. He had heard about a new island which Garðar Svavarsson, Hrafna-Flóki and others had found in the Atlantic Ocean. With his...
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inhabited by the Vikings. The first known Swede to arrive to Iceland was Garðar Svavarsson in 870. He became the first person to circumnavigate Iceland. In 1380...
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Eric I of Denmark Eiríkr Hákonarson Freydís Eiríksdóttir Freygeirr Garðar Svavarsson Godfrid Haraldsson Godfrid, Duke of Frisia Grímur Kamban Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir...
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like Naddodd,: p.225–229 Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson,: p.232–236 Garðar Svavarsson: p.229–232 and Ingólfr Arnarson: p.237–250 took refuge in some of...
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Fróni. Garðarshólmi [ˈkarðar̥sˌhoulmɪ], masc. – Iceland, named after Gardar Svavarsson Hrímey [ˈr̥iːmˌeiː], fem.[citation needed] Hrímgrund [ˈr̥imˌkrʏnt]...
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Akra was named after the town of Akranes, near Reykjavík; Gardar was named for Gardar Svavarsson, who was reportedly the first Scandinavian to visit Iceland;...
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including Leif Ericson, Erik the Red, Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir and Garðar Svavarsson. The first expedition to reach the geographic South Pole was led by...
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southern part of the township was organized separately as Gardar Township, named after Gardar Svavarsson, who was reportedly the first Scandinavian to visit...
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striker Ingimundur Ingimundarson (born 1980), handball player Vignir Svavarsson (born 1980), handball player Örn Arnarson (born 1981), swimmer Snorri...
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reputedly named the land Snæland (lit. Snowland).[citation needed] Garðarr Svavarsson discovers Iceland. Blown from a storm near the Orkney Islands. He circumnavigated...
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Árnason (S), 8,047.2 votes; Bjarni Benediktsson (D), 17,473.7 votes; Gunnar Svavarsson (S), 12,712.1 votes; Jón Gunnarsson (D), 14,476.1 votes; Katrín Júlíusdóttir...
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