The lifting of stones has been a common Test of Strength for century upon century and in some parts of the World there are still competititions to test who is the manliest man!
Stone lifting is very common throughout northern Europe especially Scotland, where many of the most famous stones reside, ever heard of the Dinnie Stones or Inver Stone?
Iceland also boasts many famous stones. The stones in Iceland have been categorised as follows fullsterkur meaning full strength weighing 155 kg/341 lbs, the hálfsterkur meaning half strength at 104 kg/228.8 lbs, hálfdrættingur meaning weakling at 49 kg/107.8 lbs and amlóði meaningUseless at 23 kg/50.6 lbs
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