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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Þjóðveldisbærinn Alternative Name: Þjóðveldisbær, Þjóðveldisbær StöngCountry: Iceland
NOTE: This site is 42.54 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Selfoss
Latitude: 64.119990N Longitude: 19.82063W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Iceland
Þjóðveldisbær is a replica of the Viking Age Icelandic farm Stöng, which was buried under ash when Mount Hekla erupted in 1104.
The historically accurate reconstruction faithfully consists of three buildings - including a longhouse - and was begun in 1974 (until 1977) to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the settlement of Iceland. The property is located at Þjórsárdalsvegur 32 and is intended to bring visitors closer to life on a Viking Age farm as realistically as possible.
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