Hruni Explained

Hruni (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈr̥ʏːnɪ/) is a farming village in Iceland.

History

The settlement was home to the priest and scholar Árni Halldórsson of Hruni (1630–87).^[1]

Notes and References

1. Richard Cole, 'An Edition and Translation of The Icelandic Book of Joseph and Aseneth', Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, 26.3. (2017), 167–200, .

   The small church on the site was built in 1865. There is a folk tale that, when there was merrymaking in the church, the devil came to the party and destroyed it.

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