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Ketill prestur í Húsavík
In the north, there was a priest named Ketill; he was Jónsson and lived in Húsavík. He had coffins dug up from the churchyard, saying he did so because the...
Ketill prestur í Húsavík
In the north, there was a priest named Ketill; he was Jónsson and lived in Húsavík. He had coffins dug up from the churchyard, saying he did so because the...
Bæarbruni á Staðarfelli
In the churchyard at Staðarfell, there is an ancient stone called Hrómundarsteinn (though it is not older than the 17th century). This stone was moved out of its place shortly...
Bæarbruni á Staðarfelli
In the churchyard at Staðarfell, there is an ancient stone called Hrómundarsteinn (though it is not older than the 17th century). This stone was moved out of its place shortly...
Legsteinninn yfir Kjartani Ólafssyni
Kjartan Ólafsson is buried at Borg in Mýrar. His grave lies across the choir wall and faces north and south. It is fully 4 cubits (álnar) long. A large runestone...
Legsteinninn yfir Kjartani Ólafssyni
Kjartan Ólafsson is buried at Borg in Mýrar. His grave lies across the choir wall and faces north and south. It is fully 4 cubits (álnar) long. A large runestone...
Jón flak
A man named Jón, who was called Jón "Flak". He was strange in temperament and little liked by his fellow parishioners. He was considered somewhat mischievous, and it was impossible...
Jón flak
A man named Jón, who was called Jón "Flak". He was strange in temperament and little liked by his fellow parishioners. He was considered somewhat mischievous, and it was impossible...
„Upp koma svik um síðir“
Once, a grave was dug in a churchyard at a certain parsonage; along with other remains, a skull was unearthed, and a knitting needle was stuck through it. The priest...
„Upp koma svik um síðir“
Once, a grave was dug in a churchyard at a certain parsonage; along with other remains, a skull was unearthed, and a knitting needle was stuck through it. The priest...
Feðgarnir í Vestmannaeyjum
When Grímur Pálsson, who later became a priest at Helgafell, was in trade in the Westman Islands, there was a father and son there who were both named Guðmundur. The...
Feðgarnir í Vestmannaeyjum
When Grímur Pálsson, who later became a priest at Helgafell, was in trade in the Westman Islands, there was a father and son there who were both named Guðmundur. The...
Reynistaðar-bræður
In the autumn of 1780, Haldór Bjarnason, who then held the Reynistaður monastery, sent his twenty-year-old son, Bjarni, along with a man named Jón (called Austmann), to the south of...
Reynistaðar-bræður
In the autumn of 1780, Haldór Bjarnason, who then held the Reynistaður monastery, sent his twenty-year-old son, Bjarni, along with a man named Jón (called Austmann), to the south of...
Prestskonan
Once, a priest's wife was buried somewhere in a churchyard. The evening after, a farmhand at the same churchstead came out and heard a sound out in the yard. He...
Prestskonan
Once, a priest's wife was buried somewhere in a churchyard. The evening after, a farmhand at the same churchstead came out and heard a sound out in the yard. He...
Greptrun Þórgunnu
At the beginning of the 11th century, a woman from the Hebrides named Þórgunna came to Iceland; she was very old-fashioned in character and considered skilled in magic. Þórgunna went...
Greptrun Þórgunnu
At the beginning of the 11th century, a woman from the Hebrides named Þórgunna came to Iceland; she was very old-fashioned in character and considered skilled in magic. Þórgunna went...
„Þú átt eptir að bíta úr nálinni“
A sorcerer is mentioned, named Finnur; he was so old and ill-tempered that everyone was afraid of him. When he died, no one—neither man nor woman—wanted to be the one...
„Þú átt eptir að bíta úr nálinni“
A sorcerer is mentioned, named Finnur; he was so old and ill-tempered that everyone was afraid of him. When he died, no one—neither man nor woman—wanted to be the one...
