Veien til Krigerne

The Veien til krigerne (English: Path of the Warrior) was a test for potential Jarls of Finnféaran (later of Fyrkyrak) involving climbing all three Bakkers in one day. This was a very physically demanding task that consisted of a run in full armour from Mårgen to Dræbyen at sunrise, sailing over from Dræbyen, climbing all three and returning (with a sprint from Dræbyen beck to Mårgen) before the sun had set. The test was done on Midwinters day and marked the start of Jólablót (large festivals held all across the islands).

Success
Being held on the winter solstice potential challengers would have had only 6 hours 32 minutes to complete the challenge. With favourable winds (traveling to the west of Skarn on the way over and east on the way back would give the best chances) the feat was possible, but as records show very few challengers completed the task on time (typically one in twenty). The task was dangerous and around 1 in 12 would not return each year, these were called Mislikkes and their family would receive compensation from the successive Jarl. Completing the task would not guarantee the right to be Jarl (on 3 occasions a challenger that failed became Jarl instead of their fellow winner) though was seen as a unspoken truth.