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Interesting Icelander for May - Gunnar Gunnarsson
By Sunna Olafson Furstenau Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889-1975 and IR Database I160778) is an Icelandic writer of over 20 novels and many other...
May 25, 20243 min read
Submit an article to Rætur Fréttir/Roots News
Do you have an idea for an interesting article? A story about your ancestor? A travel report about your latest visit to Iceland? We're...
May 11, 20242 min read
Mekkin Sveinson Perkins, the Translator
Remembering Mekkin Sveinson Perkins, a talented and driven woman who defied the social norms and its pressures on woman in the workforce.
May 11, 20245 min read
Storytelling: Another of those Things I’m Pretty Sure Is Bred in the Bone
Gestur Davidson (I653929) April 28, 2022 In a little self-talk I had with myself a bit ago downstairs in my kitchen — and thinking about...
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Abandoning Vinland
The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Bryndís...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Leaving for Iceland
The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Gay Strandemo Sogne...
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Book Club: April 2024
On April 4th, 2024, the Icelandic Roots Book Club will welcome Martha Brooks who will talk to us about her first book for adults, Dear...
Mar 15, 20241 min read
Saga of the Golden Curse - Part Two
Introducing Part Two of The Saga of the Golden Curse. You may recall in Part One that Odin and two friends, Loki and Heinir, journeyed to...
Feb 16, 20247 min read
Book Club Selection for March
On March 7th, 2024, the Icelandic Roots Book Club will welcome Elin de Ruyter who will talk to us about her book Mother of Light: A...
Feb 16, 20242 min read
The Saga of the Golden Curse - Part One
Icelandic Roots is pleased to help introduce a new book: A Viking Legend: The Descendants of Odin written by Ainsley Bloomer. We present...
Feb 3, 20247 min read
The Power of the Word: The Mead of Poetry
By Karen Gummo A poet, dancer, and visual artist, Karen Gummo has been performing as a storyteller for almost 40 years in schools,...
Jan 6, 20242 min read
The Origins of Vínarterta
By Jón Jóhannesson Jónsson Western Icelanders have loved vínarterta for a very long time. They have been making it for over a century for...
Dec 23, 20235 min read
The Deacon of Myrká on Christmas Eve
This ghost story or folktale about The Deacon of Myrká is well known though we do not know the original author. This story takes place in...
Dec 23, 20234 min read
Book Club - January 2024
The Icelandic Roots Book Club is back for another eventful season. As winter has endeared itself to many of us, it's a great time for...
Dec 9, 20234 min read
Introducing Peanut Butter and Pandemonium
This new book written by Anita Daher, Peanut Butter and Pandemonium, a second book following Peanut Butter and Chaos, we read about Sam's...
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Thorgeir's Bull
A gruesome autumn folktale from the island of Hrísey not for the faint of heart. It's full of wizards, spells, spirits, charms, and a...
Oct 29, 20235 min read
Mundi, the boy from the West Fjords
By Bryndís Víglundsdóttir Editor's Note: Bryndís Víglundsdóttir is the beloved story-teller and author of Guðríður’s Saga. She has just...
Sep 17, 20233 min read
Icelandic Roots Online Book Club is Back - October 5
Join Heather online for the upcoming season of the Icelandic Roots Book Club. The first book this Fall is Burial Rites by Hannah Kent....
Sep 2, 20236 min read
Drawing Mundi
By Gay Strandemo Bryndís Víglundsdóttir is a superb storyteller and my job is to keep up with her as an illustrator. After we...
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Reflections at Brimnes, Emigration Center Stories, Bill Holm’s Legacy, and Icelandic Adventures
By Jack Plumley The following is a story about my adventures returning to Iceland for the Snorri Internship. This is shared in addition...
Sep 1, 20235 min read
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