Bárður Snæfellsás the Mythical Protector of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula


Bárður Snæfellsás the Mythical Protector of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Bárður is treated as a deity or spirit that protects people who live and travel to the Snæfellsnes peninsula. If you visit Iceland, there is a stone monument to him to which you can pay your respects. We will tell you where it is later, but first, let´s get to the story of Bárður.


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Bárður Snæfellsás statue, Arnarstapi, Iceland Paul McClure Flickr

Bárður was according to Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss the settler of this area, half a troll, and half a man, his father was half a titan, but his mother was human. Top photo: a close-up of the statue of Bárður at Arnarstapi Bárður Snæfellsás at Arnarstapi


Bárður Snæfellsás Statue at Arnarstapi on Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Hvarf Grímur þá á bátinum er Bárður kom. Þykir mönnum sem það muni Þór verið hafa. Bárður tók þá að róa allsterklega og allt þar til er hann dró undir land. Flutti Bárður Ingjald heim og var hann mjög þjakaður og varð hann alheill en Bárður fór heim til síns heimilis. Flokkur: Síður með villum í skriftum.


Bárður Snæfellsás Statue by Ragnar Kjartansson. Arnarstapi, Iceland

Misty Djúpalón beach in Iceland with gray and angry skies Bárður and his group landed on the famous black sand beach, Djúpalón. Upon arrival, Bárður found a cave and performed a ritual to express gratitude for the successful voyage across the sea. They then traveled east and found a home near a lake called Bárðarlaug. Becoming Bárður Snæfellsás


Bárður Saga Snæfellsás Statue, Iceland

Although this looks like a decorative pile of rocks, the Bárður Snæfellsás statue by artist Ragnar Kjartansso commemorates the story of a medieval Arnarstapi resident. Bárður was a half-man, half-troll who lived here after fleeing Norway. After a severe family argument, he exiled himself to the Snæfellsnes Glacier.


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Matthew Roby Photo by Art Bicnick Tweet Join Dr Matthew Roby on a trip around the beautiful Snæfellsnes peninsula and he'll tell you the tale of Bárðr, a troll who comes to Iceland with the other original settlers during the ninth century and eventually becomes a guardian spirit for the region.


Bárður Snæfellsás Une statue de Bardur Snaefellsas, mihom… Flickr

Laugarbrekka is a well-known stop on the south side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland, and here the half-troll half-man and Protector of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Bárður Snæfellsás, settled and built his farm.


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In my 5-part sequence of travel-blogs about the Magical Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland, I usually talked about the half troll-half man Bárður Snæfellsás - the Protector of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Bárður was in response to Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss the settler of this space, half a troll, and half a person, his father was half a titan, […]


Bárður Snæfellsás

Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss is a relatively late Íslendingasaga, [1] probably dating to the early 14th century. [2] [3] It is preserved in 16th- and 17th-century paper and vellum manuscripts and one fragment of about 1400. [4] The saga falls into two sections that were distinguished in the early 18th century [5] and are probably by different.


Bárður Snæfellsás The Story Behind the Statue Arctic Adventures

This plaque is attached to a large rock sculpture of Bárður, a half-man, half-giant that is said to roam the Snæfellsnes glacier. The plaque reads: The imposing figure seen here was made in 1985 by the sculptor Ragnar Kjartansson. This work is Ragnar´s representation of the guardian spirit of Barður Snæfellsás, Deity of Mt. Snæfell. Bárður´s story is told in the Saga of Bárður.


Bárður Snæfellsás The Story Behind the Statue Arctic Adventures

Bárður was according to Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss the first settler of this area of Iceland and he was half a troll and half a man as his his father was a troll, but his mother was human. Bárður came to Iceland in the 9th century and gave the peninsula its name, Snæfellsnes, which in Icelandic directly translates to Snow Mountain Peninsula.


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En sem Bárður hafði einn vetur verið á Hálogalandi þá andast Flaumgerður kona hans og þótti honum það hinn mesti skaði. Síðan bað Bárður Herþrúðar dóttur Hrólfs hersis hins auðga. Við henni átti hann sex dætur. Hét ein Ragnhildur, önnur Flaumgerður, Þóra, Þórhildur, Geirríður og Mjöll.


Bárður Snæfellsás The Story Behind the Statue Arctic Adventures

Bardur is on Snaefellsnes peninsula which is around 2 and a half hours drive (200 km) from the capital. The whole peninsula is amazing with lots of thins to do and see and requires at least a full day. Bardur is a stone pieces monument from a local artist set on a beautiful nature trail. Written November 17, 2023.


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Oddur svarar: „Það skal þá og vera síðan þú leggur það til.". „Þá gerir þú vel," segir Bárður, „en þó vil eg þú segir öngum frá þessu.". Oddur játar því „en vita vil eg hvert eg skal þessarar veislu vitja.". „Þú skalt," segir Bárður, „fara til Dögurðarár og lát Þorkel skinnvefju vísa.


Me, Bárður Saga Snæfellsás Statue Photo

The huge statue of Bárður Snæfellsás that is so noticeable when you drive into the small village or hamlet Arnarstapi was made by Ragnar Kjartansson, one of Iceland's most renowned sculptures. The statue is his interpretation of the giant character that dominates the area around Snæfellsjökull glacier.

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