Lyfjaberg

Description

Lyfjaberg Mountain is located in the Gastropnir region, and its caverns serve as home to many giants. The giantess Menglöd was imprisoned here by the giant Fjölsvinn. This mountain is the main setting for a series of poems that tell the story of Svipdag and the help of his deceased mother, Gróa, an expert sorceress, who tries to assist him in a task imposed by his stepmother. Svipdag arrives at Lyfjaberg Mountain, where a castle stands on its summit, and encounters the giant Fjölsvinn. The conclusion of these poems tells how Svipdag discovers that Menglöd is imprisoned in the castle and rescues her.