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An Icelandic movie review from Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025.

This month’s Interesting Icelander profiles Bólu-Hjálmar, one of Iceland’s notable folk poets, whose sharp wit and satirical views were often received with mixed reviews. He was most noted for his mastery of rimur , a short poetic narrative. He was also an accomplished woodcarver. Life for Bólu-Hjálmar was far from easy and not without strife. Despite these challenges, he lived a colorful life for 80 years. It is my privilege and honor to write this post. Whatever he was to s

By Gunnar Birgisson Icelandic Roots welcomes guest writer, Gunnar Birgisson. He continues with his thoughts about an interesting...

Editor Note:  There is a change in the usual timing for this event. It will be taking place at 1200 noon Central Time (DST) on October 2...

By Claudia Pétursson Claudia has enjoyed Hulda’s stories about her remarkable life and career for the past forty-two years, as she is...

Reviewed by Sharron Arksey   Jonas Ebaneser is in a midlife crisis and when he discovers that his daughter is not biologically his, he...

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...

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

By Sharron Arksey Þórdís Gísladóttir at Göteborg Book Fair (2016) ...

Reviewed by Gay Strandemo Photo Credit: IMDB 1 The nearly three-hour Icelandic feature film Godland ( Icelandic: Volaða land ,) has...

Welcome to our Interesting Icelander series for 2025, with a focus on Icelandic Art and Culture. Our June profile explores the life and...

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

By Brian Borgford Welcome to our Interesting Icelander series for 2025 with a focus on Icelandic Art and Culture. Our May profile...

Njál’s Saga brought to life in tapestry.

Edgar Holger Cahill remarkable and compelling life story and legacy.

The Njál's Saga Tapestry is a monumental work of art that stretches an impressive 90 meters in length, located in the town of...