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Bill Valgardson Reviews Beck Lecture on the Icelandic Crime Novel
Torfi Tulinius is Professor of Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland. On March 16, 2025, he delivered a talk as part of...
7 days ago4 min read
Interesting Icelander for March 2025
Jón Leifs, Icelandic Composer by Gay Strandemo Welcome to our Interesting Icelander series for 2025 with a focus on Icelandic Art and...
Mar 154 min read
Interesting Icelander for February 2025
Welcome to our Interesting Icelander series for 2025, with a focus on Icelandic Art and Culture. Our June profile explores the life and...
Feb 154 min read
Icelandic Roots - Focus for 2025
Icelandic Roots Art and Culture Theme for 2025
Jan 33 min read
Njal's Saga Tapestry Embroidery Kits
Njal's Saga Tapestry Kits are available for purchase in N America.
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Bringing the Saga Era to the Modern Era: Understanding the Njál Saga Tapestry
The Njál's Saga Tapestry is a monumental work of art that stretches an impressive 90 meters in length, located in the town of...
Oct 11, 20248 min read
A World Away from Home: The Saga of Undina
By Steve Stephens Note: Listen to Steve Stephens talk about his journey translating "The Poems of Undina" in an Icelandic Roots webinar...
Feb 3, 20245 min read
Icelandic Writers Retreat 2024
Scholarship applications for the 2024 Iceland Writers Retreat are available and being accepted through October 31st. The Iceland Writers...
Oct 1, 20231 min read
The Power of Icelandic Poetry
by Sverrir Sigurdsson Works of art, such as music, literature, and paintings, have been known to move a country to action, change social...
Jun 25, 20235 min read
VIGIL LIGHT
In times when we need to keep watch or pray, a vigil light can give us comfort. By Sharron Arksey The ceramic vigil light is five inches...
May 27, 20232 min read
2023 Scandinavian Festival Features Iceland!
Special Icelandic Events - Please share by Romayne Kilde, Nordic Culture Clubs Scandinavian Festival The Nordic Culture Clubs and the...
May 27, 20231 min read
The Icelandic Emigration Journey - From Turfhouses to Prairie Homesteads
Update: Find the associated book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/05YtoEMP Emigration from Iceland began much later than in other countries....
May 27, 20232 min read
Björgvin Guðmundsson - Teacher, Composer, Conductor
This is one of three articles focusing on Icelanders who left for the West, North America, and returned to Iceland. Björgvin Guðmundsson...
Apr 30, 20233 min read
Interesting Icelanders
A monthly feature profiling an interesting person of Icelandic birth or ancestry found in the Icelandic Roots database. This is the first...
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Reading Laxness' Salka Valka
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for May 4, 2023, will discuss Salka Valka by Halldór Laxness, featuring the translator, Philip Roughton. By...
Apr 16, 20235 min read
Interview With Bill Holm
By Rosemarie Isford Editor's Note: The Icelandic Connection magazine began publishing in 1942 as The Icelandic Canadian magazine. The...
Apr 2, 20231 min read
Iceland’s Unique Folklore Explored in Webinar
All folklore is distinguished by its motifs, whether they be big bad wolves or trolls or vengeful ghosts. But there is one motif that...
Mar 19, 20232 min read
A Cherished Object
By Sverrir Sigurdsson As a young child, I loved tales of the Vikings: how they traveled abroad to seek fame and fortune, while those who...
Feb 5, 20232 min read
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