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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.
A natural cave shelter in the lava landscape east of Reykjavatn.
The cave is associated with Jón Frans, who is said to have hidden there in 1814.
Franshellir Cave
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