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Always Find a Safe Habour

Poem by G. Stephanson "Always Find a Safe Harbour".

6 hours ago2 min read

Changes: Breytingar

By Bryndís Viglundsdóttir The Icelandic Roots Writers' Group submits short stories about Icelandic life and lore after given a prompt for...

May 104 min read

Changes

IR Writers' Group short story "Changes"

Mar 283 min read

First Light

By Gerry Stefanson Gerry is a member of the Icelandic Roots writing team. He has kindly shared some of his poetry published in his book...

Feb 281 min read

The Legend of the Lagarfjlót Wyrm: Fact or Fiction?

Legends: Are they Fact or Fiction?

Feb 155 min read

The Mysterious Cliff Blaze

A superstition initiates a prank that is long remembered.

Jan 313 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 28, 20242 min read

What Does "Very Icelandic” Mean to Me?

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

Sep 14, 20243 min read

The Vikings in North America – Fact or Fiction?

The discovery of L’Anse Aux Meadows in the 1960s is proof that the Vikings, discovered North America before Columbus.

Aug 31, 20245 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, 20243 min read

Echoes

Memories lurk at L'Anse Aux Meadows.

Aug 17, 20241 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 17, 20242 min read

Torfhús at L’Anse aux Meadows

Does the Torfhús at L’Anse aux Meadows smell the same as the ones remembered in Iceland?

Aug 3, 20244 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.

Aug 3, 20242 min read

Endless Summer Sun, No Winter Fun

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

Jul 20, 20242 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...

Jul 5, 20243 min read

Ísbíltúr (Ice Cream Road Trip)

by Gay Strandemo The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. Summer childhood reminds me of...

Jun 22, 20242 min read

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