101 Year Old Man's Abandoned Iceland Turf Farm House - UNESCO World Heritage
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STORY
Join us on a journey to the enchanting Island of Iceland, where we found one of the last remaining Icelandic Turf Farms. Although this place is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is sadly mostly abandoned now.
As people settled across Iceland, there was a need to help them cross the challenging glacier that separated the east and west of the island. The family who settled here in the 19th century became experts at navigating the challenging terrain, and their skills were crucial for anyone wanting to cross the glacial river. For about 200 years, generations of this family skillfully transported travelers and earned a living. The last ones to do this were two brothers born in 1907 and 1910. After many decades, the government finally built a bridge across the river, and the brothers could enjoy their well-earned pension. Both of them lived here until their final days, with the oldest brother passing away at 97 and the youngest one at 100 in 2010. The farm is abandoned but occasionally, there are small tours, but it's unclear who manages them or owns the place. The farm is preserved exactly as it was when the brothers passed away, with all their belongings still in the house, including family photos, their smithing shop, and even the sleds they used to navigate the challenging terrain.
Even more unique is the smallest turf church in the world located on the
property, built in the late 1600s. Notably, the two brothers are buried in the
backyard of the church.
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0:00 History of the Abandoned Turf Farm
2:45 Tour inside the farmhouse
24:15 Tour of outside the farmhouse
25:00 Tour & History of the Smallest Turf Church
31:35 Tour of the barns
42:30 Garage with car
44:20 Last barn
46:20 Memorial of Núpsstaður
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Filmed by Lesley & Danny
Edited by ES Forgotten (Danny) @ES.Forgotten
200 Years of UNESCO History Abandoned in Iceland
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I am from Iceland. This house is used as a museum. And it is well looked after
😂that's great
I am so glad to hear that.
More history needs to be preserved before it's all lost and gone.
That's brilliant
I was wondering about how well kept it is. But mold is starting in a few spots, so the roof hasn't been seen to lately.😟
i love the respect these men have for the places they explore
Yes, but feel that the old things were handled too much. Care must be taken as they are very fragile.
@@standunitedorfall1863 agreed
Video molto interessanti !
Grazie.
Ma vorrei sapere perchè,
in Islanda, non ci sono alberi.
Forse sono stati tagliati ??
This home has such a warm vibe. It must have been amazing to have these views everyday. So gorgeous!
You two really outdid yourselves with this one. It was absolutely spectacular! Thank you so much ♥♥♥♥♥
Did the house have electricity from a land-line source, or run off a generator? Your videos are always so interesting, largely because you research the property and know what you want to show your viewers. Was the property accessible by land (I presume so), or by boat? Would there have been fish or shellfish to eat?
Did you mean to ask this question from Lesley ? I think you have put it on my comment by mistake. @@nancygreggpasiecznik4673
I have a picture on my old laptop of your channel when you and Jordi only had 2k followers; I’ll have to find it!!! I’m so thrilled you finally have the viewers you deserve. Hope 2024 brings you a half million more! So proud of you.
Amazing beyond belief. I had no idea anywhere did people live like this. No wonder they lived so long. Thank you so very much.
This is the most stunning homestead and church. I cried through most of this episode.
I pray it's restored, cared for, and treasured and honored for years to come.
Hey dear Lesley this was really an absolutely outstanding documentation about the turf houses in Iceland. I also hope, that especially the farmhouse with the diffetent barns is going to be preserved, because I had the impression walking with you through a museum, as everything was so well preserved and left behind in exactly the state, after the last owners have sadly passed away. - The turf church was fascinating to see, and I was so touched, when listening the deep reflections from you and Danny about the trees growing from the graves. - The countryside views are spectacular and with that mist it had a very mystical atmosphere. - You and Danny did again a brilliant job with filming and documenting this remote location in Iceland. - I also loved listening to the historical background facts.
A wonderful explore video, which I very much enjoyed watching. Respect, bros!
Wishing you all the best, stay safe, peace and kindest regards from Switzerland.
Absolutely magical 😊 I've never seen scenery like that before. Terrific job guys and was great to see Danny present the church!
This is one of my favorites 🎉. They should restore it and give tours once again. Absolutely incredible photography and documentary 🎉 Awesome job 💯 Lesley and Danny!
Guys!!! this one was special. The way you presented the story was exquisite. I especially enjoyed the way you both took turns presenting. The lives lived here were blessed to be able to live in such a mythical, magical place, and blessed to be able to spend their eternities buried behind that precious little chapel on their farm. What an existence. What a story. I actually felt honored to see it. Thank you guys!
I'm sure I'll never visit Iceland, so thank you so much! Danny did a great job of videoing this for you. I hope you appreciate his companionship. Safe travels to both of you!!
What a treat to have Danny give us a tour ❤
What an amazing place, and that view is absolutely breathtaking! I can't even imagine what it was like to see it firsthand. Thank you for taking us through this special place. It was nice to see Danny on the other side of the camera, too. Maybe he'll come out from behind the camera to tell us more historical stories in future videos. 🙂
Bros of decay, thank you so much, showing me a 101-year-old man's Abandoned Iceland Turf Farm house and the church
Bros, love your work! Thanks for all the passion
This was a great one, guys! This was a large, spaced-out property in good shape, considering it's been abandoned for years. Seeing Danny in front of the camera was fantastic, and he did an absolutely wonderful job! Thanks for a great tour, guys! Can't wait to see what's up next for y'all!
It's not abandoned It's a museum.
@@therealz360z7 Was it a museum when they filmed it? Or was it turned into a museum after?
Can't blame you for standing in awe of the beautiful scenery. If it had been me, I wouldn't have been able to film at all. I love the little grove of trees in the memorial and behind the church. I could spend days just looking around and it still won't be enough.
Right?!!?! ..i love it all too, and want to hike up that mountain so badly! But i really loved that secret clearing with the big boulders, as much as the church grove.. so timeless... :)
I could happily live here - so peaceful and remote. You are an excellent presenter Lesley. An excellent video.
This was absolutely awesome. Thank you so much . Just brilliant.
The subject was wonderful, but the videography was absolutely stunning and of course I always like seeing you guys! I am so happy for the people of Iceland that they can live in a peaceful place and live long lives.
One of the best episodes. Thank you.
Look how beautiful that is
I’m new to this channel and have been binge watching all week. This is the most beautiful landscape I have ever seen. The colors are absolutely breathtaking. I wish I could go there and live in that house. I’d leave the USA tomorrow as we now have an open border with terrorists literally coming across daily. I’d feel more safe and peaceful in Iceland. Amazing video Lesley and Danny. 😊❤
What an amazing place!! Absolutely stunning!! Thank you both for filming it!!
That is such a cute, cozy home in Iceland! Thank you for sharing 🎉
This video was absolutely amazing and nothing short of magical.
An amazing, interesting video. This place is special and you honored it by the respectful way you show it off. All those who lived there in that beautiful place surely appreciate you honoring it. Spirit never dies.
Lovely.. thank you for sharing.. so cozy,, i can imagine being so cozy and warm there.
Narrator, that is a manual pedal organ. The gentleman who lived in that room was smart keeping it in his small bedroom to keep it warm. The way one makes it play is by pumping the pedals with your feet then play the keys with your fingers. Very excited to see these two brothers had this fine instrument to keep them warm and happy!
This was an ASTOUNDING and BEAUTIFUL documentary of this place! I am completely impressed with your research into the location, the people and the history of all of this. Your exuberance while filming made me feel like a kid again, a kid who loved to explore places just like this and image what it was like living and working there! So much awesome, you two! Thank you again for a wonderful video!😀
I love the turf houses
I really want to go there and make several videos with this family, with this group, I really like this wonderful country, a wonderful culture, wonderful people, congratulations to everyone
Breathtakingly beautiful. What a superb place. Thank you for bringing us this gem.
❤ love you both❤ Thank you for everything you both do!
Watching you guys from Queens, New York.
Just love your videos. Listening to you tell the story about the houses you visit, is like music to my ears.
We have those same sleds here in Norway, so cool😊
I have been there few times, it’s amazing. I’m from Iceland ❤️🇮🇸
Awesome share. Thank you. I particularly loved seeing Danny’s handsome face and the enthusiasm he had in sharing the chapel. Again, great share.
A fascinating tour! You both do an excellent job researching your locations and presenting them. I understood Iceland had no trees whatsoever. But you found them!
Enjoyed this one very very much. Thank you for bringing a brief history of Iceland to us.
That is a beautiful place I can see why you like it so much
This is incredible to see an paradise of unspoiled nature.😮
Hello, Lesley! It's so nice to watch another video about people's life in Iceland! Amazing scenery and a surprinsingly tiny church!😍 Thank you for sharing the beauty of this special place ,once again !
I wish you a happy New Year and that all your dreams may come true!🎉🎄❣️
The house and chapel, so quant. Scenery scenery xo
Thank you for sharing these Iceland explores , they are amazing ! The beautiful hillside seemed so alive with wonder the whole explore! 💜 Great documentation!
THE WAY U TOUCHES EVERTHING IS SOMEWHAT SPECIAL
It must have been a hard life. What beautiful memories. Thanks for sharing. Someone was a good artist.
Here is the angel from Brazil, I really like your videos, I am one of your followers, I also love and support this wonderful cause of this wonderful group of families who post these videos for all of us to watch
Grepa was a Norwegian brand and would be on different power than USA, would be suprised if you saw one in the US.
What a wonderful, magical place. It literally transports you back in time. Every time I say this is my favorite place the you’ve explored, you take us to another spectacular one, but this my friend may be hard to beat! I hope they never make this place public as it would get ruined by constant traffic. That tool you were holding is called a plane in English and is still used today in the U.S. Thank you so much for letting us travel the world with you!
Baie dankie Lesley en Danny. Dit was n besondere video en ekt dinge geleer waarvan ek niks geweet het ni. Nogmaals dankie.
Absolutely gorgeous, breathtaking and spectacular. Wow, I could live there no problem. The mountains are, well there are no words for the beauty. Thank you for sharing.
Will you start looking at the brand label/tag on the clothing? This will give a good idea of social status and personality of the owner. Would be cool to see on the suit jackets and sport coats specifically.
I don't know how so many people could watch this video and not give it a thumbs up.
Truly incredible. How beautiful.
Hey Lesley and Danny Wow so beautiful with mountains surrounding the farm.What a beautiful area ! Love how they lived there for generations ❤❤❤
Hello Leslie and Danny, Happy Holidays. Yes you guys said it I'm speechless also I loved this video beautiful place, Thanks
I am so thankful and speechless. That is the most beautiful place in the world. You do such a great job by showing people such places and taking the past alive. I wish I could see this place with my own eyes. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. It really touched me.
Very awesome Thank you boys & Iceland
That is a pump organ. You have to pump those two pedals to build of the air to force the air through the pipes. We had an old one in the Lutheran church in Sitka. We children used to love playing it. The sewing machine upstairs was also manual -- not electric. You would push the treadle and that turned the wheel on the side (like even electric machines have) and that would move the needle up and down through the cloth. So these two items were from before there was electricity to the house.
That farm is in one incredibly beautiful spot!!!
Fascinating! I love all your videos but Iceland is my favorite, so far. You brought the history alive and made me a part of it. What an incredible history, and breathtaking view! Thank you for the tour.
Beautiful place☃️
I could feel you guys’ energy in this one, and I was got so excited watching this. Had to be my favorite one! It looks like a place from another world, another dimension. Man, I would love to live there like a year it looked so peaceful. I know it gets cold, but that house was cozy. No wonder Icelandics live so long. I live in the US and people are nice but sometimes they drain the life out of you. Love you guys.
Beautiful place ! Thank you ! I would love to see Greenland. I’ve never known anyone that lived there.
Greenland Finland and Norway how cool would that be. Holland too. I've never known anyone that lived anywhere outside the United States.😊
@@lindatimmons3675 I know my family was from Norway. But still that will be so good !
Love the way you put everything back the way it was like closing cupboard doors ect 👍❤️
And there is so many homeless! What a shame!
I have no words!!.....thank you for this tour. One of your best!!. I was unable to keep my eyes away of those MAGICAL mountains, the fog, that little church and the story about the trees...and the house!!......thank you again. Love from Dallas, Texas USA.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Muchas gracias por mostrarnos lugares olvidados y contar su historia Felices fiestas para ustedes Dios los bendiga mucho abrazos desde Argentina.
This is the best!
What a magnificent location!! So beautiful, and mystical as you describe it. Thank you for sharing the story of this family.
You are the best abandon documentary . I always watch your video even your old video.
Haye bros,i am a constant viewer of your videos but never really made coments on your videos,i never miss one and i must say how amazing they are,hearts offto you bros of decay this video really got my attention, you are doing such an amazing thing showing the worlds history thanks bros may the All Mighty God blessand keep you safe.
Amazing video. Scenery is breathtaking. Love the little church.
What a gorgeous place!! ❤ I wonder if you could drink from that waterfall? It must be wonderful to visit such a beautiful place! Wow
The inside of the barn is amazing! You would never guess it was so big.
I love the trees in the graveyard! That's what I want.
My daughter wants to visit Iceland. It's amazing. Thanks for this video.
This farm, its buildings, the cutest church, and the mountains is beautiful. Picturesque!
I tried to find my earlier comment, written before I saw the automobile, so I could delete the part in which I asked whether the property is accessible by land. I always enjoy your videos and the enthusiasm with which you present them.
Just Wow! I loved this one so much! Learned so much. Also got a great peek into a world I could never have experienced. Great job. Thank you so much!!!
Loved this explore!!!!!!💕💕Thank~you!! Stay safe! From somewhere in the U.S.A.❤
Un joyeux Noël 🎅 🤶 et merci pour les vidéos avec les sous titres en français bonne fête 🥳 de fin d'année 🤗
my goodness. How amazing that farm truly is. I've never seen anything like it before. Its so clean and tidy and well kept. I totally agree with you, it needs to be kept as a museum for all to see and understand how people lived back in the day.
Thank you guys so much for sharing this amazing place to us. That mountain view it also stunning. no shortage of water for the people and the farm.
So so BEAUTIFUL 🤗THANK YOU FOR SHARING A BEAUTIFUL AND AWESOME LAND. I have never ever knew people made the land work for them and they sheltered their animals too.🤗 WOW😯WOW 😯. THANK YOU SIR. GOD BLESS 🙏.
Excelent 👍💯
The wood scraping tool is better known as a plane or planer. I believe the one shown may be a plane because of it's size, certainly larger than my father possessed, but the real answer would come from a wood artisan :) The saw reminds me of one of my father's. I'm 75 & my dad, though an engineer was more like men of old, who were multi-talented in many things because if nothing else, they repaired rather than replaced. I have saved his old tools & my mom's kitchen artifacts (in memorium of the goats shown here, hehe)
That place ,the land is a beautiful slice of heaven!
So interesting and beautiful. Thanx for the trip, guys 😊🖤
We watch all ur video from lebanon u are the best
Wow so beautiful great video
Absolutely Spectacular 😊👍🙏🙏
What a wonderful place! The scenery is stunning! Such an interesting world! Thank you for making this documentary! So sad that it isn't a museum!
Love your videos❤why did Iceland ban turf houses?
What a beautiful video-I had no idea how people in Iceland live. Thank you for sharing the wonderful country of Iceland! 😊
you two did a great job here 😊 Especially that Danny is in the camera this time.
My sis just got back from an Icelandic road trip around the island. Cool!
Terrific video. it gives me a totally new view of Iceland....green grass! Thank you for the excellent programs you create. watching from California.
Thanks that place was awesome
If people ever want to know how to survive 'of grid', even in extremely harsh conditions, then an inventarisation of the tools in these barns is a treasure. It surprises me though that these iron roofs of the houses are so poorly insulated, compared to the barns and walls. Maybe in the early days they were also more covered? You two documenting these unique places is so dear, and changing the camera and the storytelling makes it even more lively! Marvelous!!! And me too do hope the Icelandic government will understand how much these places are worth to preserve, in the most original way, with all these belongings of the inhabitants. This is a real world-treasure!!!
Wow! Merci beaucoup à vous deux pour cette sublime exploration! 😍 Comme toujours vous avez les mots pour décrire ces endroits majestueux! Thanks a lot🥰 From Montréal, Québec Xx
What an outstanding video - your production is absolutely top notch!
Thank you for this gem!!