A Vegvísir (Icelandic 'sign post' or 'wayfinder') is an icelandic magical stave intended to help the bearer find their way through rough weather. The symbol is attested in the Huld Manuscript, collected in Iceland by Geir Vigfusson in 1880 (but consisting of material of earlier origin).
A leaf of the manuscript provides an image of the vegvísir, gives its name, and, in prose, declares that "if this sign is carried, one will never lose one's way in storms or bad weather, even when the way is not known"
This is a short video of our journey around Iceland in the first week of February 2018. We had some wonderful adventures and a few storms (not as documented). Places we visited: Blue Lagoon, Grundarfjörður, Kirkjufell Mountain, Reykjavík, Fjaðrárgljúfur, Jökulsárlón, Hvannadalshnúkur, and Hali.
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