Arnarstapi -
2015
Near the village of Arnarstapi there is an eroded circular stone arch, called Gatklettur.
I had the front seat in the minibus today. Here are some road scenes on the way into Arnarstapi.
Placenames in the vicinity of Arnarstapi and nearby Hellnar village are inspired by Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss,
an Icelandic folk tale relating the story of Bárður, a half human and half ogre.
A descendant of trolls, Bárður becomes dissatisfied with human society after the conversion to Christianity and walked up into the mountains.
In Icelandic folklore he continues to exert his supernatural influence in the area around Snæfellsjökull (hence Snæfellsás, the ás ‘god’ of Snæfell).
The Bárður Snæfellsás statue built by the sculptor, Kjartan Ragnarsson in 1985.
The walk from Arnarstapi to Hellnar
An old horse trail along the cliff top through the lava field, Hellnahraun, is highly popular for hiking.
Near the village of Arnarstapi there is an eroded circular stone arch, called Gatklettur.
I had the front seat in the minibus today. Here are some road scenes on the way into Arnarstapi.
Placenames in the vicinity of Arnarstapi and nearby Hellnar village are inspired by Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss,
an Icelandic folk tale relating the story of Bárður, a half human and half ogre.
A descendant of trolls, Bárður becomes dissatisfied with human society after the conversion to Christianity and walked up into the mountains.
In Icelandic folklore he continues to exert his supernatural influence in the area around Snæfellsjökull (hence Snæfellsás, the ás ‘god’ of Snæfell).
The Bárður Snæfellsás statue built by the sculptor, Kjartan Ragnarsson in 1985.
The walk from Arnarstapi to Hellnar
An old horse trail along the cliff top through the lava field, Hellnahraun, is highly popular for hiking.
