Þórisá

Þórisá, a river in the land of the farm Eyrarteigur. In 1995 a heathen tomb was found there, thought to be from the time of settlement. It was lined with horse skins, unusual in this country, richly furnished with weapons and other objects, containing among other things a fragment of a silver coin thought to be from the time of Athelstan, King of England 925–940. It also contained the skeletons of a man, a horse and a dog. This is one of the most remarkable archeological finds in Iceland.