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The area around Oyndarfjørður is wonderful hiking country, but its secret attraction actually lies beneath the sea. Rinkusteinar, or rocking stones, are two huge boulders just beyond the score near the village. As the sea ebbs and flows around it Rinkusteinar rock gently back and forth. Why these huge stones rock in the sea remains a mystery, but legend has it that an old sorceress in Oyndarfjørður laid a spell on two threatening pirate ships, turning them into boulders which were to stand restless by the waters edge, rocking forever.
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The photos at the top of the page are: 1. Toward Runavík, Eysturoy 2. Risin and Kellingin - The Giant and the Witch, Eysturoy 3. On a hillside in Fuglafjørd, Eysturoy |
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