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Helgafell Sacred Mountain
About Helgafell Sacred Mountain
Helgafell (Holy Mountain) is a 73-meter high hill on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula with immense significance in Icelandic sagas and folklore. According to legend, those who climb it in silence and face east at the summit can make three wishes that will come true. The mountain was considered so sacred in pagan times that no one was allowed to look at it unwashed.
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