Jan 223 min2023 Book Club Titles AnnouncedBy Beth Finnson The first Samtal Hour of 2023 was hosted by Becky Byerly Adams and featured a presentation by Heather Goodman Lytwyn who...
Dec 11, 20222 minA Brief Look Inside Reykdæla SagaThis month's newsletter is about Suður Þingeyjarsýsla and there is no better saga to represent this region than Reykdæla saga ok...
Jun 19, 20224 minBárðar Saga SnæfellsássProbably the best-known saga to highlight Snæfellsnesi is Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss (The Saga of Bárður God of Snæfellsnes). This saga...
Mar 13, 20222 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 12, 20225 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...
Jan 26, 20224 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...
Nov 18, 20217 minThe Saga of Þorsteinn Staff-struckThe third installment of ancient writings about Vopnafjörður is the Saga of Þorsteinn Staff-struck. Many Western Icelanders emigrated...
Oct 23, 20215 minFamily Storytelling and Icelandic Folklore; a Perfect PartnershipGuest Blog By Karen Gummo Have you considered how your own family stories might be connected to ancient folklore? We hear very often,...
Sep 24, 20212 minIcelandic Saga ConnectionsBryndís Viglundsdóttir told me that when she was a little girl, she thought the characters from the Icelandic sagas were going to walk...