Pagan grave (kuml), Ytra-Skörðugil 2
Settlement AgeYtra-Skörðugil 2, IS
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Pagan grave (kuml) at the farm of Ytra-Skörðugil 2, recorded in Minjastofnun's national register of archaeological sites (Fornleifaskráning) as 1827-32. Register type: heimild; function: kuml; dated 800–0; condition: sést ekki; protection: friðað. 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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