- Melkorkustaðir
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Melkorkustead (Old Norse Melkorkustaðir) was a farm in western Iceland during the Icelandic Commonwealth period. It was the home of Melkorka, mother of the gothi Olaf the Peacock.
References
- Magnusson, Magnus and Hermann Palsson, transl. Laxdaela Saga. Penguin Classics, 1969.
The name in Irish could be: Myr Kjartan King of Irland or mael-Curcaigh or Muirchertach of the Leather Cloaks, King of Aileach son af Niall Glundubh
Source: http://runeberg.org/irescan/0028.htmlCategories:- Former populated places in Iceland
- Iceland geography stubs
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