Bergþórshvoll

Bergþórshvoll

Bergþórshvoll (usually Anglicized as "Bergthorsknoll") is an important setting in the Icelandic saga "Njál's saga", the home and scene of the final burning of Njáll Þorgeirsson and his entire family.

External links

* [http://www.njala.is/index.php?site=14&lang=en One site in English]
* [http://www.nat.is/travelguide/ahugav_st_bergthorshvoll.htm Icelandic site]


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