Fagranes is a farm in the

Reykjaströnd Reykjaströnd ("Reykir Beach") is a district on the west side of Skagafjörður, Iceland, at the base of Tindastóll mountain. Rekjaströnd begins along the Gönguskarðsá river and continues north for the length of Tindastóll, until it reache ...

district in

Skagafjörður Skagafjörður () is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland. Location Skagafjörður, the fjord, is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi, Skagi Peninsula to the west. Ther ...

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

, off the east of

Tindastóll mountain Tindastóll () is a mountain located on the far west side of Skagafjörður County, Iceland and to the north of Sauðárkrókur. It is one of the best-known mountains in the region, and it provides an excellent view in clear weather. The name of ...

. It was the location of a church and

vicarage A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or Minister (Christianity), ministers of a given religion, serving as both a home and a base for the occupant's ministry. Residences of this type can have a variety of n ...

, but the church was decommissioned in 1892 and the vicarage moved to

Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkrókur () is a Localities of Iceland, town on the Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. It is the seat of both the Skagafjörður (municipality), Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður ('Municipality of Skagafjörður') and the Northwestern Re ...

. The church had an old

pulpit A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, accesse ...

thought to be from the time of bishop

Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson ( – 20 July 1627) was bishop of Hólar from 8 April 1571 until his death. He was the longest-serving bishop in Iceland and is known for printing the ''Guðbrandsbiblía'', first complete Icelandic translation of the ...

. It is now in the

National Museum of Iceland The National Museum of Iceland ( Icelandic: ''Þjóðminjasafn Íslands'' ) was established on 24 February 1863, with Jón Árnason the first curator of the Icelandic collection, previously kept in Danish museums. Collections The second curat ...

. Jón Eiríksson, called (the Earl of

Drangey Drangey () or Drang Isle is an uninhabited island in the Skagafjörður fjord in northern Iceland. It is the remnant of a 700,000‑year‑old volcano, mostly made of volcanic palagonite tuff, forming a massive rock fortress. The island was fir ...

), now lives in Fagranes and has long made use of Drangey's resources and maintained its landing site. He regularly sails to the island with tourists and has built a landing site in Reykir. He also oversaw the construction of Grettislaug in Reykir in 1992. There is a monument to Grettir ("the strong") Ásmundarson in Fagranes. Grettir himself is said to have been buried in the graveyard at the church in Reykir—or at least his body is there. Þorbjörn öngull 'the fish hook' took his head.

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{{Authority control Farms in Iceland Skagafjörður Churches in Iceland