The Official Tourist Guide - East Iceland
The Official Tourist Guide - East Iceland
The Official Tourist Guide - East Iceland
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<strong>The</strong> Saga of the Vopnafjörður people<br />
<strong>The</strong> Saga of the Vopnafjörður People takes place mostly in<br />
Vopnafjörður from the late 9th to the early 11th century. <strong>The</strong> saga<br />
tells of a power struggle between the clans at Hof and Krossavík:<br />
after conflict and bloodshed, however, tolerance and mercy finally<br />
prevail. <strong>The</strong> main characters of the saga are the powerful chieftains<br />
Brodd-Helgi at Hof and Geitir Lýtingsson at Krossavík, and their sons<br />
Víga-Bjarni and Þorkell. Women also play an important part in the<br />
story: the priestess Steinvör, Halla Lýtingsdóttir and Þorgerður silfra.<br />
All over Vopnafjörður the sites of the saga can be seen; in many<br />
cases ancient relics are visible, but little archaeological research has<br />
yet been carried out. A dig in 2006 revealed the site of a longhouse<br />
of the saga period adjacent to the church at Hof.<br />
Vopnafjörður is an area of great natural beauty worth the visit.<br />
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