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Reykhólar í Breiðafirði one of biggest and richest of manor farms ever since Saga times

Reykhólar, one of biggest and richest of manor farms ever since Saga times, having an eventful history. Some 300 skerries and islands. Much geothermal heat. Several powerful and wealthy men have lived there. Birthplace ...
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Borg á Mýrum A church and parsonage

Borg á Mýrum, a church and parsonage. Originally settled by Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson father of the poet Egill Skallagrímsson of Egils saga. Many of his relatives and descendants lived there, including Snorri Sturluson f...
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Reykholt A church and parsonage

Reykholt, a church, parsonage, a medieval institution and a hotel in one of the most famous places in Iceland’s history, the home of Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241), who was murdered there. Snorri was a writer, chieftain an...
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Eiríksstaðir Eric the Red lived here before he went to Greenland

Eiríksstaðir, an abandoned farm on the land of Stóra-Vatnshorn, where Eric the Red lived before he went to Greenland. It is believed that his son Leifur the Lucky Eiríksson was born there. Archaeological research has bee...
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Höfði

Höfði Hofdi House, built in 1909, is probably one of the most beautiful buildings in Reykjavik. It is best known as the location for the 1986 summit meeting of presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbatsjov, that effec...
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