Hlíðarendi

Hlíðarendi

Hlíðarendi

Village in Fljótshlíð, Iceland

Hlíðarendi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈl̥iːðarˌɛntɪ]) is a famous place in Icelandic historical literature.[1] Hlíðarendi in Old Icelandic (Old Norse) means 'Slope's End'. Gunnar Hámundarson the Viking hero from Njals Saga (Brennunjálssaga[2] in Icelandic and Njal's Saga[3] in English) used to live in Hlíðarendi at Fljótshlíð, and in later times there were traditional Icelandic turf covered farm houses (now gone), and a church and churchground which is still there.[4]

View from the churchyard of Hlíðarendi in direction of Eyjafjallajökull (zoomed)

References

  1. [1]
    Leffman, David; Proctor, James (2010-06-01). The Rough Guide to Iceland. Rough Guides. pp. 248–. ISBN 9781405387538. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. [2]
    Örnólfur Thorsson, ed. (2005). Brennu-Njáls saga: með formála, skýringum og eftirmála um Íslendinga sögur. Sígildar sögur (2. utg., 4. pr ed.). Reykjavík: Mál og menning. ISBN 978-9979-3-0231-5.
  3. [3]
    Cook, Robert, ed. (2001). Njal's saga. Penguin classics. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-044769-9.
  4. [4]
    Skagan, Jón (1973). Saga Hliðarenda í Fljótshlið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Bókaútgáfa Menningarsjóðs. pp. 171–192.

63°43′29″N 19°57′02″W

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