Saga Museum
Now in the harbor area rather than one of the hot water tanks at the Pearl, this privately run museum conveys many of the legends from the Icelandic sagas in 17 exhibits. While listening to an audio device, visitors move among installations enlivened by eerily lifelike wax historical figures like Snorri Sturlusson, Ingolfur Arnarson, and Leifur Eiriksson. There’s gore aplenty too: feuding Vikings, witches burned at the stake, the beheading of Iceland’s last Catholic bishop. At the end of the tour, your family can dress up in Viking outfits for a photo op (additional fee).
Now in the harbor area rather than one of the hot water tanks at the Pearl, this privately run museum conveys many of the legends from the Icelandic sagas in 17 exhibits. While listening to an audio device, visitors move among installations enlivened by eerily lifelike wax historical figures like Snorri Sturlusson, Ingolfur Arnarson, and Leifur Eiriksson. There’s gore aplenty too: feuding Vikings, witches burned at the stake, the beheading of Iceland’s last Catholic bishop. At the end of the tour, your family can dress up in Viking outfits for a photo op (additional fee).
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