Skarð á Skarðsströnd
| Skarð á Skarðsströnd | |||
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 19 ′ N , 22 ° 8 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Iceland | ||
| Vesturland | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | IS-3 | ||
| local community | Dalabyggð | ||
In Skarð á Skarðsströnd is a historical place and parsonage farm in Iceland . It is located in the northwest of the municipality of Dalabyggð .
geography
The farm is located on the Klofningsnes peninsula in the west of the country. The peninsula protrudes from the east into the fjord Breiðafjörður , with Skarð on the north side, which is named after the farm Skarðsströmnd , and at the same time not far from the western tip of the peninsula.
Surname
The name means in German "Scharte" or "Gebirgspass".
history
The farm has been in the same family since the 11th century.
According to the land registry, Gerimundur heljarskinn Hjörsson had settled here.
Thereafter, there are no reports of residents of the area until the beginning of the 12th century when the farm belonged to Húnbogi Þorgilsson , probably a brother of Ari the Scholar .
However, there are many stories about Björn ríki Þorleifsson (1408–1467) and his wife Ólöf Loftsdóttir , who ruled over Breiðafjörður from there in the 15th century, one of the richest areas in the country from the Middle Ages to modern times. Björn ríki was killed by the English and his wife then went into a private war against her, taking about 60 men prisoner and doing forced labor for herself.
In the church there is still an altar panel from the time that was supposedly donated by Ólöf.
church
For a long time the local church was the most prestigious in the whole district.
The current church was built in 1914-15 after the older wooden church was swept away by the storm.
This church holds some extraordinary treasures. This includes the aforementioned altar panel, which is one of the few alabaster figures in Iceland (cf. Þingeyrarkirkja ).
The pulpit, which is decorated with pictures, was donated by the then Lord on Skarð Daði Bjarnason (1565–1663) and his wife Arnfríður Benediktsdóttir (1569–1547), both of whom are immortalized on the pulpit.
Medieval manuscripts
Two remarkable manuscripts are named after this place, one of which is a collection of legal texts ( Jónsbók ) and the other of saints' legends. Both are called Skarðsbók and were probably commissioned by the wealthy landowners of Skarð.
port
There is a small port for fishing boats nearby.
From ancient times there was a pier and port here at Skarðsstöð , which has long been considered the best in the Dalasýsla district.
In addition, there is a lignite mine near the small port , which was in operation during the First World War .