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Cave House, South Iceland

In south Iceland by the beautiful Eyjafjöll mountains there are several cave houses.

There are ancient habitations in the rock and a cave called R...
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In south Iceland by the beautiful Eyjafjöll mountains there are several cave houses.

There are ancient habitations in the rock and a cave called Rútshellir cave or the Cave of Rútur.

The story goes that the man Rútur lived in the man-made cave, some say he was an evil troll, others say he was a looter and still other people say he was an evil chieftain. The people in this region attacked him and killed him by making a hole in the cave underneath his bed and ran him through with spears, while he was in bed.
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