Krýsuvík

They had a discussion about the borders of their respective lands; one wanted to cast a spell so that all the fish in a nearby lake would be hairy, the other intended to bring up a storm and let all fishermen die.

[2] After the eruption known as the Krýsuvík fires in the middle of the 12th century, probably in 1151-1188, the main farm was transferred to a place under the mountain Bæjarfell.

[7] In the vicinity are some maars and the high temperature geothermal area of Seltún, all part of the Krýsuvík volcanic system.

The largest lake in the area, Kleifarvatn, began to diminish after an earthquake in 2000; 20% of its surface disappeared by 2005, but it had filled up again by 2019.

Many interesting[editorializing] tuff rock formations are to be found at its western coast near Route 42 on the slopes of Sveifluháls.

They used tephrochronology and saw that the famous bimodal settlement tephra (landnámslagið) derived from a combined eruption series within the Bárðarbunga-Veiðivötn and Torfajökull systems in the years 871-874, was covering these structures.

[10] The lava flows covering the area came mostly from the crater up on Geitahlíð tuya, not from the Krýsuvík, but from the neighbouring Brennisteinsfjöll volcanic system.

[11] Krýsuvík is a popular hiking area, and tourism infrastructure such as wooden pathways has been developed.