Katla

noun

1. an ice-capped volcano in the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in south Iceland. Named after an Icelandic witch, its last major eruption was in 1918. Height: 1512 m (4961 ft)

Example Sentences

Thorarin and Arnkill determined on instant vengeance, and, travelling rapidly, surprised the house of Katla.

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Katla was her name, a woman still black-browed though she was very old, and clever at mending hunters' scars.

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There was a horrible choking sound, and the next Biorn knew was that Leif had fetched water and was dashing it on Katla's face.

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Katla caused very serious destruction in this way by converting several cultivated districts into barren wastes.

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Katla during the same period was active thirteen times down to 1860.

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