- Borgarfjörður
Borgarfjörður is a fjord in the west of
Iceland near the town ofBorgarnes . The waters of Borgarfjörður appear to be calm, however the fjord is on the contrary a rather dangerous part of the sea because of its undercurrents and shallows.There are many flat islands lying in the
fjord , but for the most part they are uninhabited.Near Borgarnes, the
hringvegur (road no.1 or "ring road") passes over a bridge of 0.5 km in length at inland portion of the fjord.Roundtrips from Borgarnes The land around the fjord has been inhabited since the time of Icelandic settlement. Events in the
Icelandic sagas such as that ofEgill Skallagrímsson are situated here.The name of the fjord seems to come from the farm of "Borg", which according to the sagas was founded by Egill's father Skallagrímur, who took the land around the fjord and accordingly gave the fjord the name of Borgarfjörður.
ee also
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Fjords of Iceland
*History of Iceland
*Literature of Iceland
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