[1] Selbjørn is based on the old Norwegian word Salbjǫrn meaning the bear in the saddle.

The interpretation is that sailors and fishermen used Selbjørn as replacement for a more ancient "Hund" meaning quarry.

The island lies just north of the Selbjørnsfjorden on the southern part of the Austevoll archipelago.

Kongsafjellet has a strategic position to overview all the shipping lanes for boats coming from the North Sea and going north/south along the coast and in between the nearby islands.

The estate of the historic Viking Kings at Fitjar was also seen from the hilltop, and due to this and some archaeological findings, it is believed that King Haakon the Good used the hilltop as a scouting location as part of his Vikings security system.