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Eyrbyggja saga tells the story of Þórólfr bægifótr (twist-foot), an early settler in this region. When he died, he was buried on a ridge in the mountains above the fjord. However, he did not lie quietly in his grave, and his ghost terrified the local farmers, killing sheep and shepherds. Þórólf's son dug up the body and moved it to a headland overlooking the fjord, out of view of all the farms. He reburied the body, covered it over with stones, and then built a high wall separating the headland from the mainland.

The photo shows the view of the fjord from Bægifót's headland, Bægifótshöfði.

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