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6 unusual facts about Mýrasýsla


Borgarhreppur

Borgarhreppur was formerly a rural parish (hreppur) in Mýrasýsla county, west Iceland, named after the ancient farm and church estate Borg á Mýrum which was occupied by Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson, one of Iceland's original settlers.

Hítardalur

Hítardalur is a big farm and ancient church and rectory estate in Mýrasýslu, Borgarbyggð.

Hraunhreppur

Hraunhreppur was formerly a rural parish (hreppur) in Mýrasýsla county, west Iceland.

Norðurárdalshreppur

Norðurárdalshreppur was formerly a rural parish (hreppur) in Mýrasýsla county, west Iceland.

Skalla-Grímr

Skalla-Grímr did as his father directed, and when he arrived in Iceland, he discovered the casket had come ashore in the Mýrar district, near Borg.

Stafholtstungnahreppur

Stafholtstungnahreppur was formerly a rural parish (hreppur) in Mýrasýsla county, west Iceland, described as a "typical farm parish".


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