Eyrbyggja saga recounts a series of uncanny deaths and hauntings at the farm of Fróðá on Snæfellsnes.
The Story
One of the most striking supernatural episodes in the medieval Eyrbyggja saga unfolds at Fróðá, a farm on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. After a series of deaths, the inhabitants experience strange manifestations, including the return of people who should have remained buried.
The hauntings grow so disturbing that ordinary household life becomes impossible. In the saga, the living eventually take formal steps to expel the dead, combining a legal-style proceeding with religious rites. The episode is remarkable for the way it blends medieval Icelandic law, Christian practice, and older ideas about restless spirits.
Eyrbyggja saga is a literary source, not independent proof that these supernatural events occurred. The association with Fróðá belongs to the saga tradition; an exact modern haunting location should not be assumed.