Faxabrandsstaðir (Faxi-Brandur’s Place)
Brandur of Faxabrandsstaðir covered a sledge with hides and harnessed his horse Freyfaxi to it, when Þorsteinn and Jökull went to Borg to fight their duels.
In their dispute with Finnbogi and Bergur, the sons of Ingimundur called on the help of Brandur at Faxabrandsstaðir. Brandur had a horse with variegated mane, named Freyfaxi. He was a fine animal, and Brandur was believed to attribute special powers to his horse. When the brothers were to set off to Borg, a storm was raging. Brandur covered a sled with hides and harnessed Freyfaxi to pull it. Þorsteinn and Þórir rode on the sledge, while Brandur and I and Jökull walked ahead through the blizzard. At Borg, Finnbogi and Bergur did not turn up, and Þorsteinn and Jökull raised a scorn-pole to highlight their disgrace.
Faxabrandsstaðir is believed to be on the estate of Breiðabólsstaðir. A heritage sign has been erected below Breiðabólsstaðir, and the site of a longhouse is visible a short distance above the farmhouse there. It was listed as a heritage site in 1930.
