Víðivellir
Víðivellir | |
|---|---|
Farm | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Country | Skagafjörður (municipality) |
| District | Blönduhlíð |
Víðivellir is a farm in the Blönduhlíð district of Skagafjörður, Iceland, and an old manor house that chieftains often lived in, like some of Skagafjörður county's sýslumaðurs.[1]
There was as church in Víðivellir early in the settlement of Iceland, but it was decommissioned in 1765.[2] There was a little geothermal heat in two places in the estate's land. Between 1937 and 1938, a swimming pool was built there. It was used for swim lessons until shortly after 1960, when it was used just for swimming, not for lessons.[3]
The abandoned farm Örlygsstaðir is on the land of Víðivellir.[4] On August 21, 1238, the Battle of Örlygsstaðir took place, where nearly 3,000 people fought.[5] A memorial to the battle was unveiled on August 21, 1988, 750 years after the battle was fought.[6]
Skagafjörður's last execution took place in Víðivellir in 1789. A woman named Ingibjörg from Fljót who had given birth to a baby the previous summer, was executed for secretly killing and burying the baby.[7]
From 1809 to 1842, the dean Péter Pétursson lived there with his wife Þóra Brynjólfsdóttir. Víðivellir is where they raised their sons: high court judge Jón Pétursson, bishop Pétur Pétursson, and Brynjólfur Pétursson who edited the literary journal Fjölnir and was, for a time, a director of the Icelandic bureau in Copenhagen. They were often called the "Víðivellir Brothers" (Víðivallabræður).[8] A memorial to the brothers was erected a short way from the farm in 1998.[9]
In a visit to Iceland in summer 1936, King Christian X stopped in Víðivellir along with his entourage and ate lunch in a tent in the Víðivellir farm's field.[10]
References
- ^ Kristjánsdóttir, Helga (2008). "Lilja Sigurðardóttir í Ásgarði" [Lilja Sigurðardóttir in Ásgarður]. In Magnússon, Gísli; Pálsson, Hjalti; Ísakkson, Sigurjón Páll; Sveinsson, Sölvi (eds.). Skagafirðingabók (in Icelandic) (15th ed.). Reykjavík: Sögufélags Skagafirðinga. p. 7.
- ^ Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður (2014). "Kirkjutengd örnefni í Skagafirði" [Church-related place names in Skagafjörður]. In Lárusdóttir (ed.). Árbók Hins Íslenzka fornleifafélags [Yearbook of the Icelandic Archaeological Society] (in Icelandic). Vol. 13. Reykjavík: Hið Íslenzka Fornleifafélag. p. 93.
- ^ "Sveitin okkar -". svo.is. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Jónsson, Margeir. "Víðvellir í Blönduhlíð" [Víðvellir in Blönduhlíð]. nafnið.is (in Icelandic). pp. 2, 4. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Pálsson, Herman (January 6, 1990). "Vaskra manna dæmi" [A Classic Example]. Lesbók Morgunblaðsins (in Icelandic). pp. 6–7. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Minnisvarði afhjúpaður á Örlysstöðum" [Monument unveiled in Örlygsstaðir]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). August 24, 1988. p. 19. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Björnsson, Sigurjón (1970). "Síðasta Aftaka í Skagafirði" [The last execution in Skagafjörður]. In Pétursson, Hannes; Bjarnáson, Kristmundur; Björnsson, Sigurjón (eds.). Skagafirðingabók [Skagafjörður Book] (in Icelandic) (5th ed.). Reykjavík: Sögufélags Skagafirðinga. pp. 22–23.
- ^ Kristjánsson, Aðalgeir (June 27, 1998). "Víðvallabræður" [Víðivellir]. Lesbók Morgunblaðsins (in Icelandic). pp. 4–5. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Minnisvarði um Víðivallabræður vígður" [Monument to the Víðivellir brothers erected]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). July 9, 1998. p. 15. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Magnúsdóttir, Monika (June 1, 2006). "Drottningardúkurinn" [The Queen's Tablecloth]. Hugur og hönd (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved May 28, 2025.