Laugarbrekka is a farm located in the west part of Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

. This farm is located on the N574 road on the Snæfellsnes peninsula just before the Snæfellsnes National Park.

The farm at Laugarbrekka dates back from the settlement. Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir

Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir

Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir was a discoverer born loosely around the year 980 in Laugarbrekka, Iceland. She lived in various places in the Norse known world, and pushed its boundaries on her journeys.Her unusual voyages began when her father refused permission for her to marry a slave's son...

, wife of Þorfinnur Karlsefni Þórdarson, who settled in Vinland (America) around the year 1000, was born here. She was the first white woman to bear a child in America.

Later on she went to Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, and is considered to be the most widely traveled Icelandic woman down to the 20th century. Until 1881, there was a church here, and for centuries it was also a meeting-place for the local assembly.

Remains of the last turf church and farm buildings can still be seen. According to the legend, Laugarbrekka was the home of Bárður Snæfellsás

Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss

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....

, the mythical hero of the saga which bears his name.