The ancient manuscript Landnámabók details the settling of Iceland.
Iceland . According to the ancient manuscript Landnámabók , the settlement of Iceland began in the year 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent settler on the island . Landnámabók ( [ ˈlantnaumaˌpouk ] , `` Book of Settlements '' ) , often shortened to Landnáma , is a medieval Icelandic written work which describes in considerable detail the settlement ( landnám ) of Iceland by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries CE .