Gvendarlaug
(c) Jón Jónsson, CC BY-SA 3.0
Die Gvendarlaug im Bjarnarfjörður ist eine kleine gefasste heiße Quelle in den Westfjorden von Island.
Sie liegt bei dem Bauernhof Klúka am Strandarvegur 
und steht unter Denkmalschutz. Auch das neue Schwimmbad in der Nähe heißt Gvendarlaug. Man sagt, dass der Bischof von Hólar, Guðmundur góði Arason (1161–1237) das Wasser geweiht haben soll. Gvendur ist die Koseform des Namens Guðmundur. Es gibt noch weitere Gvendarlaugar und Gvendarbrunnar auf Island, denen man eine heilende Wirkung nachsagt.
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Koordinaten: 65° 46′ 53″ N, 21° 31′ 13″ W
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Gvendarlaug í Bjarnarfirði - "This is a small constructed bathing pool called Gvendarlaug (Guðmundur's pool) in Bjarnarfjörður, the Westfjords, Iceland, that receives hot water from a hot spring nearby. It is probably medieval and is a protected archeological site. It is one of many pools, wells, etc. said to have been blessed by bishop Guðmundur the good (1160-1237). These sites were believed to have miraculous powers, as Guðmundur was a popular saint (never actually canonized though). Right below this pool, there is a modern swimming pool, that gets its water from the same source and is also called Gvendarlaug." --Akigka 23:55, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
(c) Jón Jónsson, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gvendarlaug í Bjarnarfirði - "This is a small constructed bathing pool called Gvendarlaug (Guðmundur's pool) in Bjarnarfjörður, the Westfjords, Iceland, that receives hot water from a hot spring nearby. It is probably medieval and is a protected archeological site. It is one of many pools, wells, etc. said to have been blessed by bishop Guðmundur the good (1160-1237). These sites were believed to have miraculous powers, as Guðmundur was a popular saint (never actually canonized though). Right below this pool, there is a modern swimming pool, that gets its water from the same source and is also called Gvendarlaug." --Akigka 23:55, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
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Positionskarte von Island
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Positionskarte von Island
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Secondary route marker in Iceland.
Secondary route marker in Iceland.