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grave-goods were observed, and it is obvious that tlie grave is one of the
numerous Icelandic Viking graves, which were discovered long ago and
searched through by treasure hunters.
The same is true of the second grave found on the gravel bank at Sól-
heimar, which was left undisturbed by the road builders. The grave was
situated some 35 m from the first one. A grown-up man had been buried in
this grave , with his horse at his feet. The measure, position and orientation
of the graves is shown on the plan fig. 1. In the man’s grave the contents
were completely disturhed, hut in the horse grave a few bones and a
common strap buckle were found in situ. Other grave-goods, if there were
any, were removed long ago.
2. Elivogar, Skagafjörður. Tlie grave found in this place was, like the
two graves at Sólheimar, in a very poor state of preservation, owing partly
to soil erosion and partly to grave robbers in former times. An old man had
been buried on a hillock and his horse laid in the grave at his feet. The
outlines, measure and orientation of the grave are shown on fig. 2. Nothing
was undisturbed in the grave except a few bones from one of the forelegs
of the horse. No grave-goods except some small pieces of rusty iron, frag-
ments of iron objects.
3. Dadastaöir, Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla. Contrary to the graves described
above tlie grave at Daðastaðir was not rohbed, but it had suffered severely
on account of soil erosion. Only thc central part of tlie grave was intact.
Therefore very little is known about the nature of the burial and the
arrangement of the grave-goods. The scanty remains of bones show that the
buried person was an old woman, lying witli lier head towards the north-
northwest. The grave-goods were uncommonly plentiful, but some of the
objects were damaged because they lay unprotected on the surface, laid hare
by the wind.
1. Bronze tortoise broocli of the type Rygh 652 and 654, var. Jan Petersen
Smykker 51 d.
2. Bronze tortoise brooch of the type Rygh 652 and 654, var. Jan Petersen
Smykker 51 b.
3. Bronze trefoil broocb, Jan Pctersens „Norwcgian type“.
4. 52 beads, 2 of rock-crystal, 1 of amber, 49 of glass of various colours.
5. Bronze ring-headed pin of Jan Petcrsen’s typc c.
6. Amulet, made of two thin twisted bronze rods.
7. Bell clasp of bronze, decorated with two highly stylized animal heads.
8. Bone comb, a small fragment.
9. Iron scissors, fragmentary.
10. Iron knife, tlie common simple Viking type.
11. —12. Two spindle whorls of steatite, one of them fragmentary.
13. Iron sickle, like Jan Petersen Redskaper 83.
14. Linen crochct of iron, fragmentary. This is tlie first known Icelandic
example of this type of implement.
15. A piece of flint.
16. Small iron hook, probably a spindle hook.