The Settlement Exhibition in the heart of Reykjavík

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Daily 10:00 - 17:00

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 According to the Book of Settlements, the settlement of Iceland commenced in 874 AD, when Ingólfur Arnarson arrived at Reykjavík, having cast his high-seat pillars into the sea in order to place the choice of his home in the hands of the gods. In 2001-3, archaeological excavations on Aðalstræti in central Reykjavík unearthed the site of a 10th-century longhouse, and a wall fragment, the oldest man-made structure found in Reykjavík. The wall fragment is dated by reference to a layer of tephra (volcanic ash) deposited by an eruption in 871 +/-2, and this is the significance of the exhibition title. The longhouse and wall fragment have been preserved in situ as the focus of a new exhibition at Aðalstræti 16. The Settlement Exhibition explores various aspects of this period, in the context of human migrations. An innovative exhibition approach combines Viking-Age artefacts with interactive multimedia technology, offering a variety of possible interpretations, theories and comparisons.

Reykjavik 871 +/- 2
Aðalstræti 16
101 Reykjavík
Tel: +354 411 6370
www.reykjavik871.is
info@reykjavik871.is

Front page - Back to Map - 1 Íslendingur - 2 Viking Village - 3 Hofsstaðir - 4 National Museum - 5 Manuscripts - 6 Saga Museum - 7 Settlement Expo - 8 Þingvellir - 9 Settlement Centre
10 Reykholt - 11 Eiríksstaðir - 12 Saga of Gísli - 13 Saga of Grettir - 14 Vatnsdalur saga - 15 Hólar in Hjaltadalur - 16 Gásir - 17 Arctic Henge - 18 Vopnafjörður People - 19 Skriðuklaustur - 20 Saga of Hrafnkell
21 Ingólfshöfði Tour - 22 Kirkjubæjarklaustur - 23 Vestmannaeyjar - 24 Hvolsvöllur - 25 Þjórsárdalur - 26 Skálholt - About the Association - Contact us - In Icelandic - Auf Deutsch