The Landnama Book of Iceland, written by Thomas Ellwood in 1894, is a comprehensive guide to the dialect, place names, folklore, and antiquities of Cumberland, Westmorland, and North Lancashire. The book is based on the Icelandic Landn�����mab������k, which details the settlement of Iceland by Norsemen in the 9th and 10th centuries. Ellwood uses this text to draw parallels...