Jan 62 minGoing Where the Log LandsBy Rob Olason In 2023 Icelandic Roots explored the topic of the nineteenth-century emigration period in Icelandic history. Throughout the...
Dec 23, 20235 minThe Origins of VínartertaBy 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, 202315 minThe Twelve Thousand Vínartertas of ChristmasBy Rob Olason Over the previous twelve days before Christmas in 2023, a conversation exploded over a topic every Western Icelander has a...
Dec 23, 20232 minA Special Christmas Tradition in IcelandBy Shaune Jonasson Jól, or Christmas, is a time for gathering with family and friends. As much as we wish for these gatherings, they...