Vatnsnes – Mystic Iceland

Artistic reconstruction of Friðrik with a hammer between the separate beds of Natan and Pétur, as Agnes leaves the farmhouse room.

October 28, 2026October 30, 2026Hidden Histories, murder case, Vatnsnes

Illugastaðir: After the Fire — Investigation and Judgment

After the fire at Illugastaðir, conflicting accounts led to arrests, judgment, and Iceland’s last executions. Part 2 of 2.

AI-generated historical illustration of a tense encounter between a woman and a man in a firelit nineteenth-century Icelandic farmhouse.

October 28, 2026October 30, 2026dreams, Hidden Histories, murder case, Vatnsnes

Jealousy, Betrayal, and Death: The Tragedy at Illugastaðir

A remote farmhouse, tangled loyalties, and ominous dreams: the story behind the killings at Illugastaðir in 1828. Part 1 of 2.

November 30, 2020October 30, 2026dreams, Einar Kvaran, Helga Möller, Högradalir, Möðruvallakirkja, Möðruvellir, Vatnsnes

Möðruvellir: Fires, Forewarnings, and a Cursed Axe

Could mystic warning signs have prevented the tragedies? Möðruvallaklaustur. Jón Ingi Cæsarsson For stories of Helga’s mystical dreams on Möðruvellir, read my blog […]

Þingeyrarsandur is just east of Illugastaðir

October 23, 2020October 30, 2026dreams, murder case, Vatnsnes

The Illugastaðir Murders and Iceland’s Last Execution

A tyrant pays the price for his mistreatment of the women in his house Þingeyrarsandur is just east of Illugastaðir. You […]