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Pagan grave (kuml)

Settlement Age – laterIS
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Pagan grave (kuml), recorded in Minjastofnun's national register of archaeological sites (Fornleifaskráning) as 1779-1728. Register type: þúst; function: kuml; dated 800–1900; condition: sést ekki; protection: friðlýst. Iceland was settled c. 870; a range starting then means the site may go back to the settlement period.
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Grave

A single burial, often found without a visible marker during farming or construction.

What is a “Kuml”?

A pagan grave (Icelandic kuml): a pre-Christian burial, often with grave goods, from the settlement period.

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