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Hvamm

Icelandic settlement associated with Unn, attested in the Laxdaela Saga.

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Hvamm is a settlement in Iceland attested in the Laxdaela Saga, associated with Unn (also called Auth the Deep-minded). After Vigdis left Thord Goddi, the men of Hvamm asserted a claim to half of Thord's wealth (Laxdaela Saga, Chap. XVI).

  • Laxdaela Saga — Chap. XVI (1 citation)

Appears in: Places, Entities in Laxdæla Saga: Translated from the Icelandic, Norse Tradition