Geographical space and toponyms in saga literature have interested historians and archaeologists mainly as a way to connect the sagas to the physical world. Toponyms in sagas that depict past events have functioned for scholars as evidence that the sources are historical and have some kind of reliability 1. The main objective of research has thus been to identify 1 See for instance discussion in Rory McTurk, "Harðar saga. Bárðar saga. Þorskfirðinga saga. Flóamanna saga. Þórarins þáttr nefjólfssonar. Þorsteins þáttr uxafóts. Egils þáttr Síðu-Halssonar. Orms þáttr Stórólfssonar. Þorsteins þáttr tjaldstoeðings. Þorsteins þáttr forvitna. Bergbúa þáttr. Kumlbúa þáttr. Störnu-Odda draumr. ed.
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