Fjalla-Eyvindur
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Fjalla-Eyvindur (1714–1783) was an Iceland
ic outlaw
. He and his wife Halla are reported to have fled into the remote highlands of Iceland
after 1760. They lived in the wilderness for twenty years. A hot spring
named Eyvindarhver is named after him.
The Icelandic playwright Jóhann Sigurjónsson
dramatised his life in 1911 as Fjalla-Eyvindur. In 1918 the play was made into the Swedish
film The Outlaw and His Wife
, directed by Victor Sjöström
.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic outlaw
Outlaw
In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute...
. He and his wife Halla are reported to have fled into the remote highlands of Iceland
Highlands of Iceland
The Highlands of Iceland cover most of the interior of Iceland. They are situated above 400–500 metres and are mostly an uninhabitable volcanic desert, because the water precipitating as rain or snow infiltrates so quickly into the ground that it is unavailable for plant growth, which results...
after 1760. They lived in the wilderness for twenty years. A hot spring
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
named Eyvindarhver is named after him.
The Icelandic playwright Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Jóhann Sigurjónsson was an Icelandic playwright and poet. Atypically, Jóhann wrote plays and poetry in both his native Icelandic and in Danish.Jóhann was the son of an Icelandic farmer and was born in Laxamýri, Iceland...
dramatised his life in 1911 as Fjalla-Eyvindur. In 1918 the play was made into the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
film The Outlaw and His Wife
The Outlaw and His Wife
The Outlaw and His Wife is a 1918 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a play from 1911 by Jóhann Sigurjónsson. It tells the story of Eyvind of the Hills, an 18th century Icelandic outlaw....
, directed by Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director.- Biography:Born in Silbodal, in the Värmland region of Sweden, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886...
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