Bárður´s story is told in the Saga of Bárður Snæfellsás. He was descended from giants and men. Barður was the son of a king from Northern Hellaland in Scandinavia. He staked claim to the land of Laugabrekka by the Glacier at the end of the 9th Century. Later in life, Bárður´s giant nature became ever more apparent. In the end, he disappeared into Snæfell Glacier, but did not die. Bárður became a nature spirit and the local folk around the Glacier petition him in matters large and small. <<<