The Battle of Örlygsstaðir was fought in a sheepfold on August  21, 1238. A terrible business. It was fought here.

It was a rout. It’s hard to defend yourself behind a three-foot-high loose stone wall. Little is left.

There’s a bench, for when the grimness of battle and waste overcomes you.

But, look: sheep!

Battles come and go, but sheep remain.

Forget the cruise missiles. Take the long view. Go with the sheep.