Seljalandsfoss waterfall, seen from across a field. Kverkahellir is close to Seljalandsfoss waterfall. Photo: Geir Ólafsson.
Seljalandsfoss waterfall, seen from across a field. Kverkahellir is close to Seljalandsfoss waterfall. Photo: Geir Ólafsson.
Prior to the Viking settlement in the beginning of the ‘Warm Period’, Iceland was known of but considered unapproachable due to being surrounded by permanent ice fields. However it is thought that nomadic seal hunters and others could drag their skin boats over the ice to make temporary camps on the island. Given the legends of ‘Brendan the Navigator’ and the known abilities of the fishermen from the British Isles, it seems quite possible that ability and desire for remote hermitages could bring some to that remote island.
