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Dec 28, 20244 min read

The Elves' Dance on New Year's Eve

Note: The story is based on Jón Árnason's Icelandic Folktales and taken from the book Hildur, Queen of the Elves, and Other Icelandic...

Dec 20, 20243 min read

The Most Popular Stories in 2024

There were over 85 stories and articles posted to the Icelandic Roots blog in 2024. They ranged from academic discussions of Sagas to...

Dec 20, 20246 min read

The Little Red Christmas Tree

By Mekkin S. Perkins Editor's Note: Mekkin Sveinsson/Perkins (IR# I652101) worked as a translator, language teacher and later wrote her...

Nov 9, 20249 min read

Tryggvi's Saga

Tryggvi tells us his saga - his military career and related veteran honors.

Oct 25, 20242 min read

November Book Club Showcases Icelandic Children's Tales

By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, November 7, 2024, will feature Guđríđur’s Saga , Mundi: Boy of...

Oct 25, 20248 min read

The Strange Tale of Páll Pálsson and a Ghostly Nuisance

A ghostly nuisance in the mid-1800s Iceland.

Sep 28, 20242 min read

The Grass Widow and the Icelander

The Icelandic Roots Writing Group has recently had a story prompt to write about “Something That is Very Icelandic”. The following is the...

Sep 21, 20243 min read

Book Club Returns October 3, 2024

The first Fall session of the IR Book Club returns on October 3rd.

Sep 14, 20243 min read

What Does "Very Icelandic” Mean to Me?

A Writers Group exercise about "Something that is very Icelandic"

Aug 31, 20243 min read

Gluggaveður - Window Weather

The Icelandic Roots Writing Group has recently had a story prompt to write about “Something That is Very Icelandic”. The following is the...

Aug 31, 20244 min read

Immigrating to America

The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Doreen Borgfjord...

Aug 31, 20243 min read

IR Podcast - Reaching Around the Globe

The IR Podcast has reached across the globe.

Aug 17, 20241 min read

Echoes

Memories lurk at L'Anse Aux Meadows.

Aug 17, 20242 min read

VERY ICELANDIC

The Icelandic Roots Writing Group recently had a story prompt to write about “Something that is very Icelandic”. By Sharron Arksey A...

Aug 3, 20242 min read

SOMETHING THAT IS VERY ICELANDIC

The Icelandic Roots Writing Group recently had a story prompt of “Something That Is Very Icelandic”. The following is the story from...

Aug 3, 20242 min read

A Summer Memory

The cousins, the excitement, the noise and roar of stock car racing, all are unforgettable.

Jul 20, 20242 min read

Endless Summer Sun, No Winter Fun

A summer in the Arctic in the Gwich’in community of Fort McPherson.

Jul 5, 20244 min read

Strútur’s Saga

by Salín Guttormsson, 16 July 2023 Icelandic Roots is pleased to present a great story written by one of its readers, Salín Guttormsson....

Jul 5, 20243 min read

Baseball History in Manitoba's Interlake

by Sharron Arksey The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. It was the first weekend in...

Jun 29, 20246 min read

Secrets Beneath the Earth in an Icelandic Cemetery

We’ve been working on a mystery, and for now … it remains unsolved. Where is the exact burial location? The secrets are beneath the earth.