Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss
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Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss is one of the sagas of Icelanders. It takes place in Snæfellsnes
in Iceland. The main character is Bárður Snæfellsás. He saved Ingjaldur from Ingjaldshvoll when he was in danger at sea.
Bárður was half human, half ogre and is said to have arrived at Djúpalón where he built himself a farm and called it Laugarbrekka
. Bárður had daughters who were women of great stature and pleasing to the eye of which Helga was the eldest. Þorkell, Bárdur's brother, is believed to have lived at Arnarstapi
along with two sons, Rauðfeldur and Sölvi. The sons of Þorkell and the daughters of Bárður used to play together. One day, when there was pack ice along the shore, Rauðfeldur pushed Helga out to sea on an iceberg. Helga drifted to Greenland
unscathed, but Bárður was infuriated. He pushed Rauðfeldur into the Rauðfeldsgjá ravine and threw Sölvi off Sölvahamar rock, a high cliff on the seaboard east of Arnarstapi.
After these events, Bardur vanished into the Snæfellsjökull ice cap. His treasure is said to lie in Mt. Bárðarkista ('Bárður's chest'), a chest-shaped hyaloclastite
mountain bordering the Saxhólsdalur valley.
Snæfellsnes
The Snæfellsnes is a peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western of Iceland.It has been named Iceland in Miniature, as many national sights can be found in the area, including the Snæfellsjökull volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland. With its height of 1446 m, it...
in Iceland. The main character is Bárður Snæfellsás. He saved Ingjaldur from Ingjaldshvoll when he was in danger at sea.
Bárður was half human, half ogre and is said to have arrived at Djúpalón where he built himself a farm and called it Laugarbrekka
Laugarbrekka
Laugarbrekka is a farm located in the west part of Iceland. This farm is located on the N574 road on the Snæfellsnes peninsula just before the Snæfellsnes National Park....
. Bárður had daughters who were women of great stature and pleasing to the eye of which Helga was the eldest. Þorkell, Bárdur's brother, is believed to have lived at Arnarstapi
Arnarstapi
Arnarstapi or Stapi is a small fishing village at the foot of Mt. Stapafell between Hellnar village and Breiðavík farms on the southern side of Snæfellsnes, Iceland....
along with two sons, Rauðfeldur and Sölvi. The sons of Þorkell and the daughters of Bárður used to play together. One day, when there was pack ice along the shore, Rauðfeldur pushed Helga out to sea on an iceberg. Helga drifted to Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
unscathed, but Bárður was infuriated. He pushed Rauðfeldur into the Rauðfeldsgjá ravine and threw Sölvi off Sölvahamar rock, a high cliff on the seaboard east of Arnarstapi.
After these events, Bardur vanished into the Snæfellsjökull ice cap. His treasure is said to lie in Mt. Bárðarkista ('Bárður's chest'), a chest-shaped hyaloclastite
Hyaloclastite
Hyaloclastite is a hydrated tuff-like breccia rich in black volcanic glass, formed during volcanic eruptions under water, under ice or where subaerial flows reach the sea or other bodies of water. It has the appearance of angular flat fragments sized between a millimeter to few centimeters...
mountain bordering the Saxhólsdalur valley.