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Nov 234 min read

Pioneer memory: 'Torrential storm like an endless Icelandic waterfall.'

The roots of Vinarterta; the cake and the company.

Nov 94 min read

Day of the Icelandic Tongue

Icelandic Language Day is celebrated on November 16th

Nov 99 min read

Tryggvi's Saga

Tryggvi tells us his saga - his military career and related veteran honors.

Oct 252 min read

Njal's Saga Tapestry Embroidery Kits

Njal's Saga Tapestry Kits are available for purchase in N America.

Oct 255 min read

Interesting Icelander for October - Skalla-Grímur

Interesting Icelander for October 2024 is Skalla-Grímur Kveldúlfsson.

Oct 118 min read

Bringing the Saga Era to the Modern Era: Understanding the Njál Saga Tapestry

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

Oct 118 min read

Icelandic Roots: Praising and Preserving the Heritage

Editor's Note : The following is an edited excerpt from the article Arfleifðin vegsömuð og varðveitt . This is an article published in...

Sep 282 min read

The Grass Widow and the Icelander

The Icelandic Roots Writing Group has recently had a story prompt to write about “Something That is Very Icelandic”. The following is the...

Sep 288 min read

Snorri 2024: Magna Goodman Deepened Her Roots

Snorri 2024 Magna Goodman Deepened Her Roots

Sep 143 min read

What Does "Very Icelandic” Mean to Me?

A Writers Group exercise about "Something that is very Icelandic"

Sep 143 min read

Interesting Icelander for September: Jón Árnason

Jón Árnason, an accomplished wealthy landowner and farmer, a parliamentarian, a sheriff, and father of many.

Aug 315 min read

The Vikings in North America – Fact or Fiction?

The discovery of L’Anse Aux Meadows in the 1960s is proof that the Vikings, discovered North America before Columbus.

Aug 313 min read

IR Podcast - Reaching Around the Globe

The IR Podcast has reached across the globe.

Aug 172 min read

VERY ICELANDIC

The Icelandic Roots Writing Group recently had a story prompt to write about “Something that is very Icelandic”. By Sharron Arksey A...

Aug 176 min read

Blessed Amma - The Deuce of August celebration in North Dakota

Excitement blossomed deep within me as I imagined being among people who loved everything Icelandic as much as I did.

Jul 54 min read

Strútur’s Saga

by Salín Guttormsson, 16 July 2023 Icelandic Roots is pleased to present a great story written by one of its readers, Salín Guttormsson....

Jul 53 min read

Baseball History in Manitoba's Interlake

by Sharron Arksey The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. It was the first weekend in...

Jul 53 min read

Stories, Sagas, and Captivating Tales-The First Decade of Icelandic Roots

By Rob Olason In 2012, Icelandic Roots was the name of a blog Sunna Furstenau started to document her role as the Icelandic National...

Apr 123 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...

Mar 272 min read

Easter in Iceland

By Brian Borgford For those who strictly observe the Christian religions, Easter is a commemoration of the death and resurrection of...