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Apr 14, 20224 min read

Hofsós and Icelandic Roots

This article has many links to more information. Enjoy! On Monday, April 18th, 2022, we are pleased to have Valgeir Þorvaldsson join us...

Apr 2, 20223 min read

Icelandic Roots Online Book Club

Our 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 2, 20222 min read

Icelandic Roots-Rætur Fréttir

On 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 12, 20225 min read

Fljótsdæla saga

Fljótsdæla 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 11, 20223 min read

The Irish In Iceland

The oral history of Iceland was written down about 1125 and states that ”Christian men” (called Papar by the Norse settlers) were there...

Feb 26, 20225 min read

How I Handled Research for My Memoir

By 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 6, 20222 min read

Paying It Forward in 2022

By Douglas Hanson The worldwide pandemic has upturned all our lives in the past two years. What was once routine became difficult or even...

Jan 26, 20224 min read

Connecting landscape to literature in Dalasýsla

If you are interested in connecting events that took place in the Icelandic saga literature to the physical landscape of Iceland, then...

Jan 16, 20222 min read

Destination: Hælið Museum, “The Great White Plague” Center

Update: Here is the video recording of the webinar: If one follows Eyjafjördur south of Akureyri about 10 km, just before reaching the...

Jan 16, 20222 min read

The Mailman is Ready For Delivery

The first book by Christopher Rodel, IR# I20590425, The Icelandic Postman, is published and ready for purchase. This book travels in the...

Dec 30, 20212 min read

The Old Norse Calendar

As we begin the New Year from our modern calendar, this is a good time to look back at our Icelandic heritage and the calendar used by...

Dec 29, 20212 min read

More Gems from the Icelandic Roots Treasure Chest

“Hidden Gems Part II” -by Rob Olason (IR#I149007) Looking through the Special Collections section of the Icelandic Roots database offers...

Dec 8, 20213 min read

Taking a Peek in the Icelandic Roots Treasure Chest

Explorations among IR’s “Hidden Gems” -by Rob Olason (IR#I149007) When we first become members of Icelandic Roots, we have so much to...

Nov 22, 20214 min read

A Virtual Family Reunion

by Heather Goodman I15007347 There’s one in every family. Someone who is way more interested in collecting family memorabilia than anyone...

Nov 18, 20217 min read

The Saga of Þorsteinn Staff-struck

The third installment of ancient writings about Vopnafjörður is the Saga of Þorsteinn Staff-struck. Many Western Icelanders emigrated...

Oct 24, 202110 min read

My Icelandic Emigration by Olaf Bjornsson, MD

Christina Sunley will present "Writing Your Icelandic Family Stories" on November 4th. See the Event Calendar for more information....

Oct 23, 20215 min read

Ferry Cabin News - The Seal Skin Trunk From Iceland

News from Washington Island and the Surrounding Islands Richard Purinton Washington Island, Wisconsin This story first appeared in The...

Oct 23, 20214 min read

Inspired by a Global Pandemic

While there is a long list of things that have gone wrong over the past two years due to a global pandemic from Covid-19, let's look at...

Sep 26, 20212 min read

Tolkien and the Icelandic Sagas

J.R.R Tolkien, the author of Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, and more amazing tales studied the Icelandic language, read the Icelandic...

Sep 25, 20215 min read

Ancient Writings from Vopnafjörður

Do you enjoy the Icelandic Sagas? Do you know how you are related to the people and the places of these stories? I have been sharing...