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Saga Museum

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The endearingly bloodthirsty Saga Museum is where Icelandic history is brought to life by eerie silicon models and a multi-language soundtrack featuring the thud of axes and hair-raising screams. Don’t be surprised if you see some of the characters wandering around town, as moulds were taken from ¸é±ð²â°ìÂá²¹±¹Ã­°ì residents (the owner's daughters are the Irish princess and the little slave gnawing a fish).

There's also a room for posing in Viking dress and a documentary about the making of the museum (look for Icelandic Idol–winner Kalli Bjarni in the audience).


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