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Arnarhóll - Ingólfur Arnarson´s high-seat posts are said to have been found - The Greater Reykjavik Area Iceland

By Lækjargata , 101 Reykjavík

Region: The Greater Reykjavik Area

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Arnarhóll, is the grassy hill between Kalkofnsvegur, Hverfisgata, Ingólfsstræti and the Central Bank of Iceland. The name is thought to come from Landnámabók (“The Book of Settlements”) where Ingólfur’s high-seat posts are said to have been found “by Arnarhvál below the heath”. The statue of Ingólfur Arnarson was unveiled on Arnarhóll on February 24th 1924.

source Iceland Road Atlas

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