Þríhyrningur
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 Þríhyrningur |
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| height | 678 m | |
| location | Iceland | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 47 '6 " N , 19 ° 58' 12" W | |
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| Type | Palagonite back | |
| rock | Palagonite | |
| Age of the rock | Pleistocene | |
 Þríhyrningur right. in the middle distance |
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The mountain Þríhyrningur ( isl. Triangle ) is a volcano in Iceland .
location
In the south of the country, the striking mountain towers over the plain of the Markarfljót glacial river . It lies between the districts of Rangárvellir and Fljótshlíð and is 678 m high.
geology
The volcano was formed by eruptions during the Ice Age under a glacier. Therefore it is made of palagonite . It has three peaks that gave it its name (German: the three-horned one ). They are craters and lie on a volcanic fissure.
Saga location
The volcano plays a major role in one of the Icelandic sagas : in the saga of Njáll . Flosi and his men hide there after they burned down the Njáll courtyard with numerous inmates. On the south-west slope there is a small valley named after him, where he is said to have stayed.
A cave is named after Flosi and there he is said to have hidden his gold. However, this has not yet appeared again.
Hiking on the mountain
It is not difficult to go up the mountain and you are rewarded with an impressive view of five glaciers. The closest are Tindfjallajökull , Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull . The mountain was also known in earlier times for the view, but not so much for aesthetic reasons, rather it was used to spy on enemies.
See also
literature
- Ari Trausti Guðmundsson : Á ferð um hringveginn , Rvk. 1990;
- Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Reykjavík (Örn og Örlygur) 1989
Individual evidence
- ^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 310 f.