Reykholt Church by wysiwig
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We stayed in Reykholt for the night next to the church. There has been a church on the site since the 11th century. This one was built in 1887 and is on the Icelandic list of historic places.
Reykholt was the home of Snorri Sturluson, the 12th century Icelandic historian and poet, who is largely responsible for preserving the myths and legends of the Old Norse culture. He is best known for writing the Prose Edda. In it he proposed the novel idea that the Viking gods began as human leaders and kings whose funeral sites became pilgrimage sites for cults. Eventually, the king or leader was remembered only as a god.
Comments (18)
Cyve
Superbe capture et beautiful church.
bodo_56
This strange effect suits the image very well! Brillant light and colours!
wysiwig
Taken near sunset.
jayfar
I like this image very much. Great postwork and a super result.
rachris480907
Fantastic work, and interesting text!
ladylake
Postwork is amazing.
Pierrot_Lunaire
Very nice capture and mood.
durleybeachbum
An absolutely superb photo. It reminds me of American churches.
beachzz
Absolutely stunning!!!
Faemike55
the image is fantastic and the narrative is inspiring to say the least
netot
OMG, this country is so beautiful and you made so great captures of it!
GARAGELAND
Super PW and shot !!!!
Hubert
Awesome, kinda surreal!!
Digitaleagle
Interesting facts, beautiful capture, wonderful story this image tells on it's own merit!
sandra46
GREAT WORK SPECTACULAR LIGHT
auntietk
What a marvelous image! It's terrific to begin with, but your postwork gives it that something extra special. Fabulous! It sounds like Sturluson was describing a bit of an offshoot of Euhemerism. So interesting when these things crop up in disparate places!
JuliSonne
WOW......simple dreamlike..... Excellent edit. Not too much....just right. A GREAT motif! Interesting info. Thanks!
myrrhluz
Man oh man, I love this! It made me think of 'American Gothic'. I'm looking for the man with the pitchfork. I love the POV, looking up at the church with the clouds streaming upward as well. I love the brown tones and the white cross standing out against them. I love the light and I love, love the PW. Okay, I guess I've gushed enough, but if I faved this times 10 squared, it would be an understatement. Superb work!
anahata.c
First, it's always a pleasure to follow Lucinda, because of my great regard for her and her art. Second, Tara's comment about Sturluson (I picture him saying, "Please!!! Call me Snorri!") is true, that some historical figures wind up as myths or creating them. I studied the Norse Sagas and the Poetic Edda years ago, and found them harsh, brutal, exotic, and strangely alluring even though they paint a life so bleak and murderous, you wonder how anyone survived. We had great fun with the names (Njal, Bork Bluetooth Beard, Snorri Sturluson, etc) because we were kind of dumbstruck by the narrative. I never learned much about Sturluson, and appreciate your history, as I always do. And if you wanted to capture this church as a real, contemporary sight as well as a mythic one, you did it. Your postwork makes it like a painting or keepsake; and there's juuuuust a touch of menace in your hues---something I can't explain, but I feel it, and it fits because those old Norse myths were filled with menace and challenge. Your angle and light and shadow are beautiful. And your painterly and print-like treatment make this a gentle antique. The rush of clouds, moving so harmoniously with the church, make it seem like the sky came out and painted the perfect backdrop to this naked old structure. And your highlighting of the graves make them a harmonious part of the whole. I wanted to start with your Iceland visit---even though it's all the way back in the summer---because I so appreciated the journey---and the way you presented it. So forgive my being in the archives, but I loved this series so pay homage to it.