SagaTrails

Clan rivalry in
the middle ages

Gunnar Sigmarsson
provides guided tours
on the saga sites
of Vopnafjörður
(Icelandic only)
by arrangement

Tel: +354 473 1126
/ 892 1494

90 km from Egilsstadir by Hellisheiði road and 130 km from Mývatn

Homepage
www.vopnafjardarhreppur.is

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

Vopnafjarðarhreppur
Hamrahlíð 15
690 Vopnafirði
Tel.: 473 1300 / 473 1196
magnus@vopnafjardarhreppur.is

Front page - Back to Map - 1 Íslendingur - 2 Viking Village - 3 Hofsstaðir - 4 National Museum - 5 Manuscripts - 6 Saga Museum - 7 Settlement Expo - 8 Þingvellir - 9 Settlement Centre
10 Reykholt - 11 Eiríksstaðir - 12 Saga of Gísli - 13 Saga of Grettir - 14 Vatnsdalur saga - 15 Hólar in Hjaltadalur - 16 Gásir - 17 Arctic Henge - 18 Vopnafjörður People - 19 Skriðuklaustur - 20 Saga of Hrafnkell
21 Ingólfshöfði Tour - 22 Kirkjubæjarklaustur - 23 Vestmannaeyjar - 24 Hvolsvöllur - 25 Þjórsárdalur - 26 Skálholt - About the Association - Contact us - In Icelandic - Auf Deutsch