Kaldaðarnes
A historic estate on Ölfusá with medieval ferry rights, church history, a former leprosy hospital and a Second World War airfield.
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About Kaldaðarnes
A historic estate on Ölfusá with medieval ferry rights, church history, a former leprosy hospital and a Second World War airfield.
A remarkably layered historic landscape beside Ölfusá, spanning medieval ferries to wartime aviation.
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Few rural places in South Iceland compress as many layers of history as Kaldaðarnes. Medieval river transport, church and pilgrimage traditions, institutional history and wartime aviation all left traces in the same landscape. Parts of the former airfield remain as reminders of the site's 20th-century military role.
💡 Did You Know?
The place-name is traditionally linked to calling across Ölfusá for the ferryman.
Culture
Stories & Legends
Icelandic sagas and folklore from this area
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Arnarbæli is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Harðar saga og Hólmverja", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Bakkárholt
Bakkárholt is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Harðar saga og Hólmverja", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Kaldaðarnes
Kaldaðarnes is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Flóamanna saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
Ölfus
Ölfus is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss, Flóamanna saga", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.
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