Hraundrangi
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 Hraundrangi in the Öxnadalur |
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| height | 1075 m | |
| location | Norðurland eystra , Iceland | |
| Coordinates | 65 ° 35 '24 " N , 18 ° 35' 43" W | |
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| First ascent | 1956 | |
 Hraundrangar in the clouds |
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The Hraundrangi (also Hraundrangar ) is a 1075 m high mountain in the north of Iceland, southwest of Akureyri .
geography
The Hraundrangi is located near the Hraun farm between the Hörgárdalur and the Öxnadalur , north of the lake Hraunsvatn . Drangafjall peak is nearby .
history
The mountain plays an important role the poem Ferðalok ( Engl. Journey's End ) from Jónas Hallgrímsson who is born in the courtyard Hraun and raised in the area of Hraundrangi.
The first ascent of Hraundrangi was made on August 5, 1956 by mountaineers Finnur Eyjólfsson, Sigurður Waage and Nicholas Clinch.
Say
The Hraundrangi was associated with Grettir the Strong , and therefore also called Grettisnúpa in Öxnadalur . According to legend, Grettir climbed the summit and, to prove this, left knives and belts there.
According to another legend, a gold pot should have been deposited on the summit.
literature
- Tómas Einarsson / Helgi Magnússon (eds.): Íslandshandbókin: Náttúra, saga og sérkenni - Fyrra bindi. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 438.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jónas Hállgrímsson; Journey's End (Ferðalok) ( Memento of the original from March 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hver kleif Hraundranga í Öxnadal fyrstur og hvenær var það?
- ^ Fran Parnell, Etain O'Carroll: Iceland, p. 210
