About 5km west of Hvolsvöllur, unsurfaced Rte 264 winds about 8km north along the Rangárvellir valley to the medieval turf-roofed farm at Keldur. This historic settlement once belonged to Ingjaldur Höskuldsson, a character in Njál's Saga. The structure is managed by the National Museum Historic Buildings Collection and has interesting historical exhibits and a pastoral setting.
Keldur
The South
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