Naddodd (Old Norse:Naddoðr[ˈnɑdːoðr] orNaddaðr[ˈnɑdːɑðr];Icelandic:Naddoður[ˈnatːɔːðʏr̥];Faroese:Naddoddur; fl. c. 9th century) was aNorseViking who is credited with the discovery ofIceland.^[1]

Naddodd was born inAgder in what is today southernNorway. He was one of the earliest settlers on theFaroe Islands afterGrímur Kamban became the first to settle there around 825.^[2]

Landnámabók, a medieval Icelandic manuscript, describes in considerable detail thesettlement of Iceland (Icelandic:landnám) by theNorse in the 9th and 10th centuries. According to theLandnámabók, Iceland was discovered by Naddodd, who was sailing fromNorway to the Faroe Islands, but got lost and drifted to the east coast of Iceland. Naddodd came upon the shore of a land with a bay and mountains near what is today the Icelandic town ofReyðarfjörður.^[3]

Although he climbed a mountain to look for smoke rising from fireplaces, he saw no sign of human activity. Naddodd decided to continue his journey to the Faroe Islands, but as he returned to his boat, it started to snow, so he named the land Snowland (Snæland). The island was later known as Iceland (Ísland) following the settlement ofHrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson.^[4][5]

Naddodd was the probable father ofAnn Naddodsdóttir fromShetland. Naddodd was distantly related toErik the Red and his son,Leif Erikson.^{[6][unreliable source?]}

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