Saga Age

The Saga Age (Icelandic: Söguöld [ˈsœːɣʏˌœlt]) is the period in Icelandic history during which the majority of the sagas of Icelanders are set. It runs from the settlement of Iceland in 870 until about 1056 when the first bishop in Iceland founded a church at Skálaholt.

Bibliography

• Smiley, Jane (2005). The Sagas of the Icelanders. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0-14-193326-9. In Iceland, the age of Vikings is also called the Saga Age.
• Somerville, Angus A.; McDonald, Russell Andrew (2013). The Vikings and Their Age. University of Toronto Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-4426-0522-0.