At one time it was the big sand that has disappeared today |
sunnudagur, 20. október 2019
laugardagur, 19. október 2019
föstudagur, 18. október 2019
Old house in Eyrarbakki
fimmtudagur, 17. október 2019
laugardagur, 12. október 2019
National Day
föstudagur, 11. október 2019
The village
fimmtudagur, 10. október 2019
miðvikudagur, 9. október 2019
Revenge and more revenge
This season was like the wild west |
Borders were unclear, ownership rights were being fought |
þriðjudagur, 8. október 2019
The Icelandic Vikings
Landing |
When the first Vikings came to settle Iceland, they were
not the first people to settle there. Before were Irish men, so-called
"Papes" they practiced Christian religion. The Vikings were then
considered to be Irish monks. But probably those people who lived in small
groups on the south coast were Irish slaves and their keepers who had been left
by a Danish Vikings, or hunters who practiced walrus hunting there in the
summer, but were based in Dublin during the winter. Many handworked caves have been found in parts of the south with traces about papes. Place names indicate that
"Pape" has stayed close to preferred walrus paths, like Pape island and Pape estuary, and also Irish garden and Irish mountain and Irish river. Nobody knows what happen to the "Papes" after the Vikings.
"PAPEs" Photo from "The Irish Times" |
mánudagur, 7. október 2019
Settlement of the Vikings
Norwegian Vikings settled at the village of Eyrarbakki. There they built the first farm. |
Around 900, the first Vikings Hásteinn Atlason came to Stokeskeyr. Shortly after, his brother-in-law Hallsteinn brought many people with him and built it Eyrarbakki. |
Efnisorð:
Art,
Eyrarbakki,
Iceland,
Vikings
Staðsetning:
Eyrarbakki, Ísland
sunnudagur, 6. október 2019
The old woman and the young mother in 1900s
Regular everyday wear of older women in the village around the turn of the 1900s |
Younger women wore more expensive clothing, especially on holidays |
laugardagur, 5. október 2019
The only thing that worked was courage.
In the past, ships were the only way to bring goods to the village. However, there were no piers and conditions for landing the most difficult. |
föstudagur, 4. október 2019
Young sailors
Then there were no computers, scooters or electric bikes. The kids had to make their own toys. It was therefore popular to make twigs and sail on the ponds. |
fimmtudagur, 3. október 2019
The Harbour
The operation of small boats continued for a long time despite difficult conditions. The fishery was discontinued for the last turn of the century. |
The first motorboats were in this style around 1920. Previously, rowing boats were used for centuries. |
Efnisorð:
Art,
Eyrarbakki,
Iceland
Staðsetning:
Eyrarbakki, Ísland
miðvikudagur, 2. október 2019
As time stands still
This is how the village looked in 1960 and nothing has changed since then |
The house in the front of the picture has disappeared, but another is unchanged. |
Bakery, one of the oldest houses still standing. |
In the village 1965
In 1965 there were no children's playgrounds, so the street was a popular playground. |
The old truck in the village. He still exists today. |
Back to the past
Although the village was small, fashion and lifestyle 70s did not pass. Big cars, jeans and long hair. That was the time. |
þriðjudagur, 1. október 2019
Icelandic Raven
Corvus corax. |
It is said that the Vikings Flóki brought the first ravens to Iceland. The Vikings used ravens to find the right direction to land. Ravens were a large number of species a few years ago, but have been declining in recent years and are approaching the risk of extinction.
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