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Franshellir Cave

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Franshellir Cave

Franshellir is a cave shelter in West Iceland associated with Jón Frans. He is said to have used the cave as a hiding place while fleeing the authorities in the early nineteenth century.

The cave lies in a lava landscape east of Reykjavatn and combines natural history with Icelandic outlaw folklore.

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