Career
He is documented in the Icelandic Saga book to have walked three steps with the mast of Ormrinn Langi, weighing over 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) and 10 metres (33 ft) in length, on his shoulders before breaking his back. lieutenant took some 50 men to place the ship’s mast on his shoulders due to its extreme weight. On 31 January 2015, the record, which has stood for over 1000 years, was beaten by fellow Icelander Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson at the World’s Strongest Viking competition in Norway, where he carried a 32 feet (98 m) long 1,433 pounds (650 kg) log for five steps.
