Rauðisandur is a coastal area in Westfjords, Iceland. Historically it was located in the historic Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla county. [1]
Sjöundá is a secluded deserted farm, at the easternmost point of Rauðasandur. [2] In 1802 the farm was the location of a murder, when a man and a woman were murdered by Bjarni Bjarnason and Steinunn Sveinsdóttir. [3] In 1803 King Christian VII sentenced the pair to death, with the execution taking place in 1805. [4]
The author Gunnar Gunnarsson wrote a novel about the events in 1929 called Svartfugl. [5] A play based on the book was staged in the National Theatre of Iceland in 1971. [6]
Rauðisandur is a coastal area in Westfjords, Iceland. Historically it was located in the historic Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla county. [1]
Sjöundá is a secluded deserted farm, at the easternmost point of Rauðasandur. [2] In 1802 the farm was the location of a murder, when a man and a woman were murdered by Bjarni Bjarnason and Steinunn Sveinsdóttir. [3] In 1803 King Christian VII sentenced the pair to death, with the execution taking place in 1805. [4]
The author Gunnar Gunnarsson wrote a novel about the events in 1929 called Svartfugl. [5] A play based on the book was staged in the National Theatre of Iceland in 1971. [6]