Vík í Mýrdal is a small community of less than three hundred people. Their parishioners are served by two, almost identical churches: one in the village and this one named Reyniskirkja. Similar to so many places in Iceland, Reynir Church has a legend. The story goes that a stranger – perhaps a troll – appeared to help a farmer build a wooden church yet demanded his child in exchange unless he could correctly guess his name. When the farmer learned it in a dream, he confronted the stranger, called him Finnur and the man vanished.
