1000 CE), was an Icelandic strongman who gained considerable attention during his lifetime for extraordinary feats of strength.
He is documented in the Icelandic saga book to have walked three steps with the mast of Ormrinn Langi, weighing 650 kilograms (1,433 lb) and 10 metres (33 ft) in length, on his shoulders before breaking his back.
[2][3] According to legend, it took some 50 men to place the ship's mast on his shoulders due to its extreme weight[4] and it had been an arduously difficult task to keep the log in balance because of its immense length.
In 2015, the record which had stood for over 1,000 years, was beaten by fellow Icelander Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson at the World's Strongest Viking competition in Vinstra, Norway.
[3] In 2019, as a part of the History Channel television series The Strongest Man in History, Brian Shaw, Eddie Hall, Robert Oberst and Nick Best attempted to lift a 657.5 kilograms (1,450 lb) log.