Découvrez Stöng, les vestiges fascinants d'une ferme islandaise de l'Âge viking, nichée dans la vallée de Þjórsárdalur en Islande. Ce site archéologique unique témoigne de la vie des premiers colons scandinaves qui se sont établis dans cette région, ignorant la proximité du redoutable volcan Hekla. L'éruption volcanique de 1104 a ravagé environ 22 établissements agricoles de la vallée, mais Stöng demeure le seul vestige visible aujourd'hui. Les archéologues ont dégagé cette ferme historique, révélant des indices de vie quasi-continue jusqu'vers 1300. Au-delà de la catastrophe volcanique, le climat rigoureux islandais aurait aussi contribué à l'abandon progressif du site. Hekla, surnommée la Reine des volcans islandais, reste extrêmement active avec des éruptions documentées jusqu'en 2000. Une visite à Stöng offre une plongée captivante dans l'histoire viking et la géologie spectaculaire de l'Islande, idéale pour les amateurs de patrimoine historique et de géologie.
« Ruins of a real Viking Settlement-Age farm, Stöng, can be found in Þjórsárdalur valley. Some of the Vikings settled in in the valley, unaware that they were in the proximity of the… »
« Ruins of a real Viking Settlement-Age farm, Stöng, can be found in Þjórsárdalur valley. Some of the Vikings settled in in the valley, unaware that they were in the proximity of the notorious volcano Hekla - the Queen of Icelandic volcanoes. Mt. Hekla erupted for the first time after the Settlement of Iceland in 1104 causing the devastation of some 22 settlement farms in Þjórsárdalur valley. Several of the farms were excavated and examined, but only one remains above ground, Stöng, the others were covered over again. It is believed that people lived at Stöng almost continuously until around 1300 though. Other factors are also believed to have contributed to this place becoming desolate, other than the tephra covering the land, f.ex. cold weather. Since the eruption in Mt Hekla in 1104, the volcano has erupted in 1158, 1206, 1222, 1300, 1341, 1389, 1510, 1597, 1636, 1693, 1766, 1845, 1947, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1991 and 2000, so one can see that it is very active and "due" to erupt again. »