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Grenjaðarstaður

hFF folks!

Grenjaðarstaður has been settled since the 11th century, usually by the priests of the adjoining church and their families. The turf farm in its present state dates from 1865 and was inhabited (by up to 30 people!) until 1949 when it passed into the possession of the National Museum of Iceland.
The church bells are from 1663/ 1740 and the graveyard has a 15th century rune stone.

www.iceland.de/virtuelle-islandreise/nordostisland/der-hof-grenjadarstadur


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92 comments

Stephan Fey said:

HFF, Gudrun! Erinnert mich sehr an die Hobbits!
3 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Stephan Fey:

Schönen Dank, Stephan! Nur die Türen sind eckig statt rund;-)
3 years ago ( translate )

David Slater (Spodde… said:

Fantastic shots Gudrun. I love them. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.
3 years ago

Gudrun replied to David Slater (Spodde…:

Thanks a lot, David! These were turf houses of the well-off:-)
3 years ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful and interesting series.
Happy FF and enjoy your weekend.
3 years ago

Gudrun replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Thank you, Jaap!
3 years ago ( translate )

Nouchetdu38 said:

Very interesting architecture and site!!!!!
3 years ago

Malik Raoulda said:

Remarquable et excellente série joliment partagée.
HFF et agréable fin de semaine clémente.
3 years ago ( translate )

©UdoSm said:

Diese Dächer und Bauweise sind wohl auch ein Beitrag zu einer ausgeglichenen CO2 Bilanz obwohl man bei ihrer 'Erfindung' sicher noch nicht daran gedacht hat...
3 years ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

I love the turf rooves (archaic spelling that I was taught at school and still prefer), and the reflected green light on the bells. I couldn't understand the link (lazy British), but looked at the map of Iceland. There is no shortage of lighthouses! :-))))
3 years ago

Makrofan said:

Dachbegrünung - toll! Ein stimmiges Bild!
3 years ago ( translate )

Ko Hummel said:

hFF Gudrun sehr interessant und schön
3 years ago ( translate )

Fred Fouarge said:

hff gudrun
3 years ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

Interesting shots and a terrific perspective to the main image, Gudrun
Wish you HFF and a good weekend
3 years ago

David G Johnson said:

Excellent work Gudrun..... keep well and a HFF to you - from Dj.. UK.
3 years ago