landnámsmenn
Landnámsmenn refers to the Norse settlers who colonized Iceland between the late 9th and early 10th centuries. This period is known as the Landnám Age. These individuals, primarily from Norway, but also from other Norse settlements like the British Isles, sought new lands and opportunities, often fleeing political strife or seeking economic advancement.
The settlement of Iceland was not a unified invasion but a gradual process of individual or familial
These landnámsmenn brought with them their Norse pagan religion, social structures, legal traditions, and language, which