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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...

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.

Jun 227 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...

Apr 126 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,...

Mar 278 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 152 min read

Travel Back to Iceland’s Saga Era in Upcoming Icelandic Roots Seminar

By Rob Olason Making a trip to Iceland is an inevitable “wish list” activity for many western Icelanders and other travelers who are...

Feb 167 min read

Saga of the Golden Curse - Part Two

Introducing Part Two of The Saga of the Golden Curse. You may recall in Part One that Odin and two friends, Loki and Heinir, journeyed to...

Feb 37 min read

The Saga of the Golden Curse - Part One

Icelandic Roots is pleased to help introduce a new book: A Viking Legend: The Descendants of Odin written by Ainsley Bloomer. We present...

Nov 9, 20232 min read

The Sagas of Vopnafjörður

Icelandic Roots Volunteer Cathy Josephson guides us on a literary journey through the Sagas of the Icelanders that take place in the...

Oct 29, 20235 min read

The Vinland Sagas

The voyages to Vinland from Greenland are described in Eiríks saga rauða (The Saga of Erik the Red) and Grænlendinga saga (The Saga of...

Oct 1, 20234 min read

Edda - From Ashes to Majestic

This post is twofold. Enjoy the photos, history, and Ainsley Bloomer’s article. #1 - A short post with pictures about the new EDDA House...

May 13, 20234 min read

Dare to Share: Do You Have a Favourite Book or Author?

The Icelandic Roots Book Club reaches its First Anniversary. Heather recaps the past year and provides a glimpse of what is to come for...

Jan 22, 20233 min read

2023 Book Club Titles Announced

By Beth Finnson The first Samtal Hour of 2023 was hosted by Becky Byerly Adams and featured a presentation by Heather Goodman Lytwyn who...

Jan 22, 20233 min read

The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi

The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, February 2, 2023, will feature The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi, with Jason Doctor as our...

Dec 25, 20228 min read

Snorri Plus Program - Lectures in Reykjavík, 2022

Editor's note: Laura Hackney wrote this report to give a sense of the valuable background information that is a part of the Snorri Plus...

Dec 11, 20223 min read

How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island

The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, January 5, 2023, will feature How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small...

Dec 11, 20222 min read

A Brief Look Inside Reykdæla Saga

This month's newsletter is about Suður Þingeyjarsýsla and there is no better saga to represent this region than Reykdæla saga ok...

Oct 2, 20225 min read

LEIFUR EIRÍKSSON DAY

by Doreen (Borgfjord) McFarlane In the month of October, we celebrate everyone’s favourite Viking, Leifur Eiríksson. (Unlike German, the...