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by Gunnar Birgisson Icelandic Roots welcomes a new guest writer, Gunnar Birgisson. He offers his thoughts about an interesting Icelandic...

By Gunnar Birgisson   Icelandic Roots welcomes guest writer, Gunnar Birgisson. Gunnar presents an interesting Icelandic word and offers...

By Bryndís Vigundsdóttir On June 14th, 2025, 2,800 young men and women graduated with various degrees in learning and science from The...

By Doreen M McFarlane Ah, what can a person write about in regard to CHANGE? That is the question. Too many ideas come to mind. Which...

Icelandic Language Day is celebrated on November 16th

Note: Icelandic Language Day (dagur íslenskrar tungu, English: "day of the Icelandic tongue") is celebrated each year on November 16....

And that's a wrap! Brad Hirst, CEO of the Icelandic Camp, recaps the highlights and joys experienced at the 2023 Camp, the first after a...

Summer camp is a right of passage for most youngsters after school gets out at the end of June. Memories and friendships last a lifetime. Íslenskar Sumarbúðir is one such camp. by Shaune Jonasson It's summertime! A time when youngsters are out of school and looking forward to summer activities, which often means camp time. In our Icelandic community we have a special culture-based summer camp in Manitoba: ​​​Íslenskar Sumarbúðir or Icelandic Camp. Icelandic Camp began over

Editor's note: Laura Hackney wrote this report to give a sense of the valuable background information that is a part of the Snorri Plus...

The following article is submitted by the children of Michael and Daphne Fell: Peter Fell and Rachel Fell McDermott. They have made a...

By Sam Hodge My time in Iceland is going to haunt me for the rest of my life. Not in the sense that it will cast a shadow over my soul,...

“In many parts of the world, people entertain themselves on April 1. On that day, people try to tease and play a trick on family,...

By Douglas Hanson The worldwide pandemic has upturned all our lives in the past two years. What was once routine became difficult or even...

J.R.R Tolkien, the author of Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, and more amazing tales studied the Icelandic language, read the Icelandic...

Written by Natalie Guttormsson Natalie is a Western-Icelander from Canada who currently lives in Reykjavík. She is passionate about...

Written by Elin de Ruyter Icelandic is a unique language with about 350,000 people worldwide being able to speak it. It is believed to be...