Hergilsey

Coordinates: 65°26′02″N 23°01′14″W / 65.43389°N 23.02056°W / 65.43389; -23.02056
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Hergilsey (pronounced [ˈhɛrcɪlsˌeiː] ) is a small, uninhabited Icelandic island in Breiðafjörður. The island is most noted for having been home to Ingjald[who?], his wife, Thorgerda[who?] and their disabled son Helgi Ingjaldsson[who?]. Ingjald sheltered Gisli while he was an outlaw.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hergilsey Island West Iceland". Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2014-08-22.

65°26′02″N 23°01′14″W / 65.43389°N 23.02056°W / 65.43389; -23.02056