In Hrafnkel's Saga, the use of landscape and setting took on a different purpose than it has in the other three epics we have read. Throughout the saga, the description of the landscape seemed to be more prevalent and noticeable to the modern reader. To the 13th c. reader, however, it would have been less noticeable. This is because it was a landscape which most would have known as their own. I believe this is in part why the author used such descriptions of common landscapes and scenes: in order to convey a sense of familiarity to the reader.
Landscape alone could not have conveyed that sense of familiarity. It is the combination the author used of landsc
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