
Skeljastaðakirkja
Reconstructed early-Christian-style church in Þjórsárdalur based on archaeological interpretation.
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About Skeljastaðakirkja
Reconstructed early-Christian-style church in Þjórsárdalur based on archaeological interpretation.
See a careful reconstruction that helps explain early church architecture in the Þjórsárdalur settlement landscape.
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The present church is a modern reconstruction rather than a surviving medieval building. It helps visitors visualise the type of small timber-and-turf church that may have stood in the valley during the Commonwealth period. The archaeological cemetery at Skeljastaðir is a separate historical site.
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Skeljastaðakirkja, also called Þjóðveldiskirkjan, is a modern reconstruction rather than a surviving medieval church.
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