Eilífur örn Atlason (c. 880) was a viking explorer and Norwegian colonist who founded a settlement in Skagafjörður, Iceland. There is debate surrounding where specifically he settled. Laxárdalur is a probable location, but Gönguskörð, Reykjaströnd, and Mánaþúfu—a name lost to time that has not been able to be connected to any modern location—have also been suggested.Íslendingabók og Landnámabók (1968), Jakob Benediktsson , 1907-., (1 volume in 2 parts. Reykjavík, Iceland: Íslenzka Fornritafélag, 1968), FHL book 949.12 H2bj., vol. 2, pt. 1-2, p. 220, 223, 227, 242, 208, Table 14; p. 5, 12, 228.Islenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940 (1948-1976), Páll Eggert Ólason, Jón Guðnason, and Ólafur Þ. Kristjánsson, (6 volumes. Reykjavík : Hid Íslenzka Bókmenntafélags, 1948-1952, 1976), FHL book 949.12 D3p., vol. 1, p. 335; vol. 3, p. 387. Eilífur was the son of Atli Skíðason (c. 840) and the brother of another colonist, Þorkell vingnir Atlason (c. 860). He is mentioned in Ljósvetninga saga, Njáls saga,Ljósvetninga saga (filmed 1948), Valdimar Ásmundsson, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmet av the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948), FHL film 73,226., pt. 2, p. 36. and Kristni saga.
Legacy Eilífur produced two sons with his first wife Þórlaug Sæmundsdóttir (born 900), daughter of Sæmundur suðureyski: Atli Eilífsson and Sólmundur Eilífsson.
With his second wife, Þorbjörg Hrafnsdóttir (born 899) of Norway, he had three sons: Þjóðólfur (born 926), Eysteinn Eilífsson, and Koðran Eilífsson. References