Arnarhóll

Arnarhóll is a hill next to the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital city.

The hill is named after Iceland's bequeathed first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson.

It is said that his slaves found the columns of his high seat at the foot of the hill, a good omen for vikings to install a settlement there.

Ingólfur Arnarson started his first settlement at this place,[1] after having passed two other winters in Iceland, the first one at Ingólfshöfði[2] and the third one at Ingólfsfjall (now in the vicinity of Hveragerði) where Ingólfur was also buried according to Landnámabók.

[citation needed] Until some years ago, the final concert of Culture Night in mid-August was always held at its foot.