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Speni
is a mound between the cove Kolbeinsvik and Skreflur.
It resembles a woman’s breast from the distance because of a
tuft on its top.
The mound is a landmark for the boundaries between the two
counties, Kaldrananes and Arnes.
Bishop
Gudmundur the Good and the ogre
According
to the legend, an ogre lived in a cave in Mt Skreflufjall.
She hated the presence of the farm Kolbeinsvik and tried
repeatedly to drive the farmer away.
Several times she attempted to kill all the people, but in vain.
Once Bishop Guđmundur the Good spent a night at the farm with
his escort.
The same night the ogre strode up the mountain and released a
landslide to bury the farm.
The bishop woke up and went outside at once.
He realized at once what was happening, stretched out his arms
and shouted:
“Dear Lord, help us, I am not strong enough to cope”.
Immediately the landslide stopped where it is still nowadays. |