Ingjaldshóll
Ingjaldshóll is a former thing site and manor in western Iceland . It is in the municipality of Snæfellsbær .
geography
Ingjaldshóll is located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula , about one kilometer southeast of Hellissandur , southwest of Rif and northwest of Ólafsvík . The farm is not far from the cape and tabular volcano Ólafsvíkurenni . To the south lies the mountain Búrfell .
history
Parish church
There is evidence that there has been a church at the site since 1317. Until the 19th century, the churches there were considered the third largest in the country after the cathedral churches of Skálholt and Hólar . Before that there was a house of prayer (isl. Bænhús ) on the site . It was already a relatively large community, which was reinforced during the fishing seasons by the migratory fishermen. The church had room for around 400 people, a considerable number for Iceland. These proportions were estimated based on the corner stones of the old churches preserved in the churchyard.
The current Ingjaldshólskirkja is the oldest stone church in the country. It was built in 1903. Among the sights preserved in connection with it is an altar panel donated by Danish merchants in 1709. However, it has been in Brimilsvallarkirkja since 1923, to which it was loaned. The altar panel in the church today is a copy of the 1903 altar panel from Reykjavík Cathedral.
Alleged visit from Columbus
It is still told that in the summer of 1477 a worthy gentleman arrived in Rif by ship and spent the winter on Ingjaldshóll. This is said to have been none other than Christopher Columbus (1447–1506), who wanted to find out more about the Scandinavian shipping routes in the western Atlantic . However, this often repeated story has not yet been proven.
literature
- Björn Hróarsson: Á ferð um landið, Snæfellsnes. Mál og menning, 1994. ISBN 9979-3-0853-2
Coordinates: 64 ° 54 '28.4 " N , 23 ° 51' 14.9" W.