Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bolli Craft
ARTS & CRAFTS
( 434 1410;
www.facebook.com/bollicraft
;
Vesterbraut 12)
Cool local arts and crafts include handmade sweaters and charming elves.
Getting There & Away
Bus 59 Borgarnes-Holmavík (one daily Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to Sunday; stops
in Búðardalur at the N1 petrol station).
Hjarðarholt & Around
Although the Dalir is central to several of the best-loved Icelandic sagas, little remains of
the original farms. For example no trace remains of Hjarðarholt, the one-time home of
Kjartan Ólafsson and his father, Ólaf the Peacock. Their farmstead was said to be one of
the wonders of the Norse world, with scenes from the sagas carved into the walls, and a
huge dining hall that could seat 1100. You will find, however, a beautiful
church
on the
site with great views over the valley where the region's history unfurled.
Nearby, and also on the Laxá river,
Höskuldsstaðir
was the birthplace of Hallgerður
Longlegs (also called Longtresses), wife of Gunnar of Hlíðarendi, who starred in
Njál's
Saga
. Other important residents of the farm include Bolli and his foster brother Kjartan
from
Laxdæla Saga
.
