Hlíðarendi

Village in Fljótshlíð, Iceland

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View from the churchyard of Hlíðarendi in direction of Eyjafjallajökull (zoomed)

Hlíðarendi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈl̥iːðarˌɛntɪ] ) is a famous place in Icelandic historical literature.^[1] Hlíðarendi in Old Icelandic (Old Norse) means 'Slope's End'. Gunnar Hámundarson the Viking hero from Njals Saga (Brennunjálssaga^[2] in Icelandic and Njal's Saga^[3] in English) used to live in Hlíðarendi at Fljótshlíð, and in later times there were traditional Icelandic turf covered farm houses (now gone), and a church and churchground which is still there.^[4]

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^ Leffman, David; Proctor, James (2010年06月01日). The Rough Guide to Iceland. Rough Guides. pp. 248–. ISBN 9781405387538 . Retrieved 15 July 2016.
^ Örnólfur Thorsson, ed. (2005). Brennu-Njáls saga: með formála, skýringum og eftirmála um Íslendinga sögur. Sígildar sögur (2. utg., 4. pr ed.). Reykjavík: Mál og menning. ISBN 978-9979年3月02日31-5.
^ Cook, Robert, ed. (2001). Njal's saga. Penguin classics. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-044769-9.
^ Skagan, Jón (1973). Saga Hliðarenda í Fljótshlið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Bókaútgáfa Menningarsjóðs. pp. 171–192.