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Halldór Laxness: Travels with Amma
By Bryndís Víglundsdóttir Laxness Portrait by Einar Hákonarson Wikimedia Commons The Nobel laureate Halldór Kiljan Laxness is the...
Sep 135 min read
Book Review: Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Reviewed by Sharron Arksey Jonas Ebaneser is in a midlife crisis and when he discovers that his daughter is not biologically his, he...
Aug 12 min read
Icelandic Roots Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Family Genealogy Research
Here are ten suggestions on how to do genealogical research. Even experienced genealogists might find these tips worthwhile. Plus, we've...
Jul 256 min read
Interesting Icelander for July 2025
By Sharron Arksey Þórdís Gísladóttir at Göteborg Book Fair (2016) ...
Jul 192 min read
Sagas, Settlers, & Wild Weather: A Mini-Conference at The Deuce
Join Us for the Icelandic Roots mini-conference, Friday Forum, on August 1, 2025 with a fabulous lineup of speakers at the Mountain Community Center.
Jul 43 min read
GOING, Going, Gone….
Collecting Icelandic books.
Jun 203 min read
IR Book Club Welcomes Back William Valgardson
Heather hosts William Valgarson at Book Club in June 2025
May 262 min read
Bill Valgardson Reviews Beck Lecture on the Icelandic Crime Novel
Torfi Tulinius is Professor of Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland. On March 16, 2025, he delivered a talk as part of...
Apr 124 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
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, 20242 min read
Castles and Old Manuscripts
By Bryndís Víglundsdóttir Editor's Note: Icelandic Roots brings you another article from one of our favourite storytellers, Bryndís...
Jun 22, 20247 min read
What Are You Doing on Jón Sigurðsson’s Birthday?
By Rob Olason Editor's Note: Icelandic Roots is encouraging everyone to jot down a quick diary entry to document their day on June 17,...
Jun 8, 20243 min read
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
Bryndís & Gay Introduce Thor, the Final Book of a Trilogy
Bryndís Víglundsdóttir and Gay Strandemo share their thoughts upon completing their collaboration on the trilogy of stories Bryndís...
May 11, 20245 min read
April’s Interesting Icelander: Halldor Laxness, Iceland’s Literary Icon
By Doreen (Borgfjord) McFarlane For its small size and population, Iceland is a giant when it comes to literary accomplishments as well...
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Wasteland with Words
By Jason Doctor “One can see... in the Icelanders’ obsession with literacy, an urge to impose order on the desolation of the Icelandic...
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Book Club - May 2024
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday May 2, 2024 will feature Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night. It is important to note that...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Reconstructing Old Iceland from North America - Part Two
Jakob Sigurðsson and his Melsted Edda by Jason Doctor and Cathy Josephson Editor’s Note: You will recall Part One addresses the life,...
Apr 12, 20246 min read
Reconstructing Old Iceland from North America - Part One
Jakob Sigurðsson and his Melsted Edda by Jason Doctor and Cathy Josephson Today if you want to see pictures of the Norse gods, an...
Mar 27, 20248 min read
Ari the Wise: Our Interesting Icelander for March 2024
By Gay Strandemo This month we continue learning about interesting Icelanders that were important to the settlement era of Iceland. As a...
Mar 15, 20243 min read
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