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Naddoddr
Naddoddr (Icelandic: Naddoður) was a Viking credited with the discovery of Iceland. According to legend he became lost while sailing from Norway to the Faroe Islands sometime around the year 800. He came upon the shore of a land with a bay and mountains. Although he climbed a mountain to look for smoke rising from fireplaces he saw no sign of inhabitants. Naddoddr decided to continue his journey to the Faroe Islands, but as he returned to his boat it started to snow and so he named the land "Snæland" ("Snowland" in English). This name later became Iceland.
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