Historic Farmstead · North Iceland, Iceland
Flugumýri
Flugumýri is a historic church and farm site in Skagafjörður, North Iceland, said in the Landnámabók to be named for a mare called Fluga owned by its first settler, Þórir dúfunef.
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Overview
The site today is a working farm and church, Flugumýrarkirkja, at the base of Glóðafeykir mountain in the Blönduhlíð district; a historic 1916 drawing documents an earlier church building that once stood here.
History
According to the Landnámabók, Flugumýri was the homestead of the settler Þórir dúfunef and takes its name from his mare, Fluga. The site has long functioned as a manorial estate and church site.
What Remains Today
The present-day farm buildings and Flugumýrarkirkja church stand at the site; a 1916 drawing preserves the appearance of an earlier church building that has since been replaced.
Visiting & Preservation
Access Not Yet Verified
Flugumýri is a working farm and church site in Skagafjörður. Public access to this site has not been independently verified. Do not assume a trail, parking, or landowner permission exists.
Preservation Notice
No formal archaeological protection status is recorded for this site in the dataset used.
Location
Why Visit
Its recorded settlement-era origin story — a farm named directly after a specific horse in the Landnámabók — is an unusually concrete naming legend.
Did You Know?
Flugumýri's name comes directly from a horse: according to the Landnámabók, it was named for Fluga, a mare owned by the farm's first settler, Þórir dúfunef.