# Naddodd

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**Naddodd** (Old Norse: *Naddoðr* ˈnɑdːoðr or *Naddaðr* ˈnɑdːɑðr; Icelandic: *Naddoður* ˈnatːɔːðʏr̥; Faroese: *Naddoddur*; fl. c. 9th century) was a [Norse](/source/Norsemen) [Viking](/source/Viking) who is credited with the discovery of [Iceland](/source/Iceland).[1]

## Biography

Naddodd was born in [Agder](/source/S%C3%B8rlandet) in what is today southern [Norway](/source/Norway). He was one of the earliest settlers on the [Faroe Islands](/source/Faroe_Islands) after [Grímur Kamban](/source/Gr%C3%ADmur_Kamban) became the first to settle there around 825.[2]

*[Landnámabók](/source/Landn%C3%A1mab%C3%B3k)*, a medieval Icelandic manuscript, describes in considerable detail the [settlement of Iceland](/source/Settlement_of_Iceland) (Icelandic: *landnám*) by the [Norse](/source/Norsemen) in the 9th and 10th centuries. According to the *Landnámabók*, Iceland was discovered by Naddodd, who was sailing from [Norway](/source/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](/source/Rey%C3%B0arfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur).[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](/source/Hrafna-Fl%C3%B3ki_Vilger%C3%B0arson).[4][5]

Naddodd was the probable father of [Ann Naddodsdóttir](/source/Ann_Naddodsd%C3%B3ttir) from [Shetland](/source/Shetland). Naddodd was distantly related to [Erik the Red](/source/Erik_the_Red) and his son, [Leif Erikson](/source/Leif_Erikson).[6]

## See also

- [Ingólfr Arnarson](/source/Ing%C3%B3lfr_Arnarson)
- [Settlement of Iceland](/source/Settlement_of_Iceland)

## References

1. Scott Michael Rank, Ph.D. ["Viking Explorations and Settlements: Iceland, Greenland and Vinland"](https://www.historyonthenet.com/viking-explorations-and-settlements-iceland-greenland-and-vinland). historyonthenet.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

1. ["825 - Grímur Kamban arrived at Faroe islands"](https://vikinghistorytales.blogspot.com/2013/10/825-peace.html). *vikinghistorytales.blogspot.com*. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

1. ["Reyðarfjörður"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210127194107/https://www.east.is/en/inspiration/town/reydarfjordur). *east.is*. Archived from [the original](https://www.east.is/en/inspiration/town/reydarfjordur) on January 27, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

1. Kristin Axelsdottir. ["The Discovery of Iceland"](http://www.viking.no/e/info-sheets/iceland/iceland.htm). *viking.no*. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

1. Joshua J. Mark (21 January 2019). ["The Legendary Settlement of Iceland"](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1317/the-legendary-settlement-of-iceland/). *[World History Encyclopedia](/source/World_History_Encyclopedia)*. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

1. ["Thorvald Asvaldsson | Mediander | Connects"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170828014629/http://www.mediander.com/connects/85845/thorvald-asvaldsson/). *Mediander*. Archived from [the original](http://www.mediander.com/connects/85845/thorvald-asvaldsson/) on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2015-10-27.

## Further reading

- John 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

- [History of Iceland](https://web.archive.org/web/20110722022500/http://tv.touristtv.is/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=186#early)

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