Húsafell Stone

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The Húsafell Stone is a legendary lifting stone located in a west country farming estate in Húsafell, weighing 156Kg ( 346 lbs ) according to Kvíarnar á Húsafelli og aflraunasteinn séra Snorra." Eimreiðin, vol. 29, no. 3, 1923, pp. 166-173 (amlóði in Icelandic). , located about 132 km (82 mi) northeast of Reykjavík. The slightly triangular, slab shaped basalt stone is kept at a sheep and goat pen built from natural stones by Reverend Snorri Björnsson around 1756, and was made famous by the tall tale of his daughter Guðný Snorradóttir carrying it. The stone has been used as a test of physical strength by either simply lifting the stone, or by lifting and carrying it around the sheep and goat pen. The stone is also known as pen slab (Kvíahellan in Icelandic), because its original purpose was to act as the gate to the sheep and goat pen, ensuring the animals remain in the pen without escaping.

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