Jun 199 minRemembering AfiThe third Sunday of June in the United States and Canada is set aside to honor our fathers and grandfathers, while Iceland celebrates...
May 214 minTelling Tales in Hofsós, SkagafjarðarsýslaTwenty-seven years ago, Valgeir Þorvaldsson began working on a dream. In this dream, he would tell the story of a people. He knew it...
May 63 minBarnasaga-Stories of Women and Childrenby Doreen Kristjanson Marston and Þórdís Edda Guðjónsdóttir One of the many special features Icelandic Roots volunteers are working on is...
May 61 minA Visit to Gunna & Valgeir's Farm to See the LambsIcelandic Roots Volunteer Mallory Swanson shares her visit to Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir and Valgeir Þorvaldsson's farm in the Spring of 2022,...
Apr 144 minHofsós and Icelandic RootsThis article has many links to more information. Enjoy! On Monday, April 18th, 2022, we are pleased to have Valgeir Þorvaldsson join us...
Apr 142 minRúgbrauð - Rye Bread RecipeVERSION 1 by Bryndís Viglundsdóttir 12 dl. Rúgmjöl 6 cups rye flour 2 dl. Hveiti 1 cup white flour 2 dl. Heilhveiti 1 cup whole wheat 2...
Apr 83 minJoin The Icelandic Roots Book ClubBy Heather Goodman Lytwyn Winnipeg, Manitoba No Time to Read? If you are a member of Icelandic Roots, you will have seen the article...
Apr 84 minCelebrating Easter in IcelandLinguists maintain that the English word for Easter derives from the name of the Anglo Saxon maiden of spring, Ostara. The month of April...
Apr 33 minIcelandic Roots Online Book ClubOur new book club will be launched on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, with the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid! We are so honored to host her...
Apr 22 minIcelandic Roots-Rætur FréttirOn New Year's Eve December 31, 2021 Icelandic Roots turned to its members for assistance by asking a simple request: Help us name our...
Mar 264 minSkálholt-The Religious, Cultural and Educational Center of Early IcelandSkálholt Church photo by Jody Arman-Jones Located in the southern part of the Biskupstungur valley between the rivers Hvítá and Brúará,...
Mar 132 minGuðríður Arrives in Vinland 2022We are so excited to announce Guðríður's Saga is available for purchase! The children's book and complementary coloring book will be...
Mar 124 minDestination EgilsstaðirLife in Iceland was harsh in the mid-to-late 1800s. At the time, Iceland was part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Denmark had largely...
Mar 125 minFljótsdæla sagaFljótsdæla saga was the last of the forty family sagas written. It was likely written in the 15th or 16th Century. Most believe it was...
Mar 125 minSænautasel Highland FarmThe following article is written by IR Volunteer, Hjördís Hilmarsdóttir. She has included personal stories, a few photos, a video, and a...
Mar 123 minThe Irish In IcelandThe oral history of Iceland was written down about 1125 and states that ”Christian men” (called Papar by the Norse settlers) were there...
Feb 265 minHow I Handled Research for My MemoirBy Sverrir Sigurdsson A memoirist is supposed to depend mainly on his memory. For me, though, I wanted my memoir to reflect not just my...
Feb 62 minPaying It Forward in 2022By Douglas Hanson The worldwide pandemic has upturned all our lives in the past two years. What was once routine became difficult or even...
Jan 274 minConnecting landscape to literature in DalasýslaIf you are interested in connecting events that took place in the Icelandic saga literature to the physical landscape of Iceland, then...
Jan 162 minDestination: Hælið Museum, “The Great White Plague” CenterUpdate: Here is the video recording of the webinar: If one follows Eyjafjördur south of Akureyri about 10 km, just before reaching the...