Oldest houses in Iceland? - Food and Travel

Oldest houses in Iceland?

Keldur Turf House is in South Iceland and is one of only very few preserved turf houses in South Iceland. The other ones are f.ex. the turf house at Austur-Meðalholt, in North Iceland, which is now a museum, and at Skógar museum where you may find a lovely collection of turf houses.

In the 12th and 13th centuries Keldur was one of the manors of one of the most powerful clans in Iceland, the Oddi clan, and Jón Loftsson (1124-1197), who was their chieftain, lived at Keldur until his death in 1197.

This exquisite artifact at Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - Iceland's National Museum. It is called Keldnaskrínið from the Keldnakirkja church and is on loan from the National Museum of Denmark. It is believed to date back to the first part of the 13th century and that it was made in Iceland.

The turf houses at Keldur have been rebuilt many times. The present turf houses were rebuilt after big earthquakes shook the houses in 1896 and 1912. The ruins of 16-18 farmsteads have been found at Keldur.

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