Black sand beach on Ingólfshöfði, Iceland (© Nigel Hicks/Getty Images)

【December 4 2015】It’s believed that the Norseman Ingólfur Arnarson landed on this beach, or close to it, when he left Norway and arrived on the shores of Iceland around 874 CE, becoming Iceland’s first known settler. The headland is now named for him: Ingólfshöfði.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..