Laxárdalur
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Laxárdalur (Old Norse: Laxárdalr) is a region in northwestern Iceland. It was the setting for the Laxdæla saga and the home of such famous early Icelanders as Aud the Deep-Minded, Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson, Hrútr Herjólfsson, and Olaf the Peacock.