One of two traditional turf houses, also known as "elf houses", located within the rock formation called Drangurinn, near the farm of Drangshlíð in South Iceland. The set of houses are also known as the "old houses of Drangshlíð 2".
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One of two traditional turf houses, also known as "elf houses", located within the rock formation called Drangurinn, near the farm of Drangshlíð in South Iceland. The set of houses are also known as the "old houses of Drangshlíð 2".
Turf Hosues in Drangshild, Iceland
Turf Hosues in Drangshild, Iceland
Turf Hosues in Drangshild, Iceland
Turf Hosues in Drangshild, Iceland
Turf Hosues in Drangshild, Iceland
recorrido a la isla de ICELAND
© Christopher Seufert Photography
Trip with Carolyn to Iceland July 5-12, 2013.
Hotel the first night. Trip with Carolyn to Iceland July 5-12, 2013.
The mountains and valleys under Eyjafjallajokull, called Eyjafjoll is truly a beatiful place, it's sometimes hard to keep the eyes on the road while driving through.
People used to believe elves and other mystical creatures lived in those rocks.
Well I'm off to France for now, hope to bring back some interesting shots.
On Route 1 you pass this beautifully situated Holiday Farm Drangshlid.
We did not sleep here. I just made the picture.
From www.drangshild.is:
Drangurinn in Drangshlíð
Farm Holiday Drangshlid is situated 150 km east of Reykjavík by road no. 1 in the beautiful nature of Eyjafjöll.
Just 300 meters from Drangshlíð farm is a big rock in the field called Drangurinn in Drangshlíð and the name of farm comes from this big rock (the name Drangshlíð means the hill by the rock Drangur). In recent years the rock is most famous for being one of the main filming locations of the viking film "When The Raven Flies". According to popular folklore the Drangur is the home of elves or an cursed merchant ship. Another popular folklore says that Grettir Ásmundarson, an famous character in the Icelandic sagas, had pushed the rock from the mountain above the rock.
Eyjafjallajökull is 1,666 m high, but before the eruption in 2010 the last eruption was from 1821-1823. The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano that started on 14th of April 2010 following the eruption at Fimvörðuháls and was one of the biggest news story of 2010 worldwide. The volcano is situated about 14 km from Drangshlíð and during the eruption the ash cloud was over the farm almost the entire time of the eruption. During the eruption in 2010 the volcano threw volcanic ash over the area, causing damages to houses, livestock, cars and land nearby and caused major cancellations on flights all over Europe (more than 100.000 flight cancellations in one week).
A closer look at the buildins near and in the rock. According to the saga the alfs that were living in this rock used to help the people there when the cows were giving birth to the calfs.
When that happened there was no need to have someone keep awake during the birth as the alfs always did it and there was never any misgivings during those births.
Here it is easy to see how the building for the animals has been built into to rock. Behind this building is a cave which was used (and might still be used) for the animals. Today Drangshlid is also a part of the Icelandic Farm Holiday.
A farm on the south coast of Iceland, near the waterfall Skógarfoss. As here can be seen a rock in the middle of the field has been used to create shelter for animals and more.
The saga says that in this rock there used to live alfs and that they were helpful to the people that lived there.
