# Reynisdrangar

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**Reynisdrangar** (ˈreiːnɪsˌtrauŋkar̥) are the [basalt](/source/Basalt) [sea stacks](/source/Stack_(geology)) situated under the mountain [Reynisfjall](/source/Reynisfjall) ˈreiːnɪsˌfjatl̥ near the village of [Vík í Mýrdal](/source/V%C3%ADk_%C3%AD_M%C3%BDrdal) in southern [Iceland](/source/Iceland). It is framed by a black sand beach[1] that was ranked in 1991 as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world.[2] In 2021 [Reynisfjara](/source/Reynisfjara) ˈreiːnɪsˌfjaːra was rated the sixth best beach in the world.[3]

## Legend

Legend says that the stacks originated when two [trolls](/source/Troll) dragged a three-masted ship to land unsuccessfully and at the break of day turned into needles of rock.[4]

Contemporary legends note the story of a husband who found his wife taken frozen, having been abducted by the two trolls at night. The husband made the two trolls swear to never kill anyone ever again. His wife was the love of his life, whose free spirit he was unable to provide a home for; she found her fate out among the trolls, rocks, and sea at Reynisfjara.[5]

## In popular culture

Reynisdrangar appears several times throughout [Netflix](/source/Netflix)'s Icelandic original series *[Katla](/source/Katla_(TV_series))*, and is particularly significant to the series' protagonist Gríma as the site of her mother's death.[6]

## See also

- [List of places with columnar jointed volcanics#Iceland](/source/List_of_places_with_columnar_jointed_volcanics#Iceland)

## References

1. ["The Iceland black sand beach"](https://www.buubble.com/about-icelands-black-sand-beach/). 22 January 2021.

1. ["Black Sand Beach in Iceland Photo by Inderjit Singh — National Geographic Your Shot"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151217134419/http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/1710458/). *National Geographic Your Shot*. Archived from [the original](http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/1710458/) on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

1. ["Iceland home to 6th best beach in the world"](https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2021/07/19/iceland_home_to_6th_best_beach_in_the_world/). *MBL Iceland Monitor*. 17 July 2021.

1. ["Discover South Iceland Highland - Attractions: Dyrhólaey and Reynisdrangar"](http://www.hotelhighland.is/To-See-and-To-Do/Attractions---to-see/Dyrholaey-and-Reynisdrangar_119/default.aspx). *hotelhighland.is*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110701180116/http://www.hotelhighland.is/To-See-and-To-Do/Attractions---to-see/Dyrholaey-and-Reynisdrangar_119/default.aspx) 1 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Beckwith, Ken (2 January 2020). *Heart of Birds, Refuge by the Sea and Blurb, 2020.*. Refuge by the Sea/Blurb. ISBN 978-1714366767.

1. ["Where Was the Katla Netflix Series Filmed? | Panorama Glass Lodge"](https://panoramaglasslodge.com/where-was-the-katla-netflix-series-filmed/). *Panorama Glass Lodge*. 30 July 2021.

## External links

- [Beach at Reynisdrangar virtual tour](http://www.icelandvirtualtour.com/vik-reynisdrangar-beach.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180706031251/http://www.icelandvirtualtour.com/vik-reynisdrangar-beach.html) 2018-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- - featuring Reynisdrangar.

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