Örvar-Oddr
📍 Hålogaland, Norway
Legendary Figure
~700 AD
**Örvar-Oddr** (rendered in Old Norse as *Ǫrvar-Oddr*, meaning "Arrow-Odd" or "Arrow's Point") is a legendary hero whose story was recorded by an unknown Icelandic writer in a *fornaldarsaga* during the late 13th century. His saga, *Örvar-Odds saga*, achieved widespread popularity and incorporates ancient legends and songs. The character also features in *Hervarar saga* and appears in *Gesta Danorum* during the account of the battle on Samsø.