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<< Text Pages >> Völvuleiði - Cairn in Iceland

Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Thursday, 17 March 2022  Page Views: 457

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Völvuleiði Alternative Name: Völvuleiðið á Hólmahálsi
Country: Iceland
NOTE: This site is 24.917 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Seyðisfjörður  Nearest Village: Eskifjörður / Reyðarfjörður
Latitude: 65.050830N  Longitude: 14.02593W
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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This cairn is on top of Hólmahál, northwest of the road and only about 400 years old. The mortal remains of a Völva (a female shaman) are buried here. She is said to have lived during the 17th century and asked for a burial here. She wanted to protect the two villages of Eskifjörður and Reyðarfjörður even in death.

The legend goes on to say that in later years raiders navigated the fjord and as they approached the villages, an extremely dense fog rolled in, which was attributed to the work of Völva. The enemies had to turn back because of the fog.

The legend is a fine example of how, even after Iceland's Christianization, the pagan relgion and traditions lives on for centuries.
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