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The Most Popular Stories in 2024

There were over 85 stories and articles posted to the Icelandic Roots blog in 2024. They ranged from academic discussions of Sagas to...

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...

Jun 85 min read

My Icelandic Summers

by Veronica Li The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. I like to think of Iceland as my...

Apr 254 min read

The Ásbirningar Clan and their Battles in Skagafjörður

Feb 235 min read

Icelandic Lagoons

Do you enjoy sitting in a hot tub and soaking away the cares of the day? Would you enjoy sitting in nature while enjoying that soak? Then...

Dec 9, 20237 min read

Icelandic Roots 10th Anniversary Trip to Iceland

By Alisa Jones My mom, Susan Huff, is a volunteer with Icelandic Roots. I was able to come on the 10th anniversary trip of Icelandic...

Dec 9, 20233 min read

2023 Snorri Plus Experience: A Summer Adventure in Iceland

By Terri Kristjanson Wintonyk After hearing about the Snorri Plus program on an Icelandic Roots Samtal Hour, I was hooked! Participating...

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...

Sep 2, 20236 min read

Icelandic Roots Online Book Club is Back - October 5

Join Heather online for the upcoming season of the Icelandic Roots Book Club. The first book this Fall is Burial Rites by Hannah Kent....

Sep 1, 20235 min read

Reflections at Brimnes, Emigration Center Stories, Bill Holm’s Legacy, and Icelandic Adventures

By Jack Plumley The following is a story about my adventures returning to Iceland for the Snorri Internship. This is shared in addition...

Aug 19, 20239 min read

Prestsvarðan - Marking a Miracle

By Natalie Kruse On June 26th, 2023, several members of the congregation of Útskálakirkja (Útskálar Church) and others from the...

Aug 6, 20232 min read

Samkoma-A New Way To Participate in Icelandic Roots

-Samkoma-expanding our Icelandic Roots online community Have you read about our unique online events and wanted to join our online...

Apr 30, 20232 min read

Interesting Icelanders

A monthly feature profiling an interesting person of Icelandic birth or ancestry found in the Icelandic Roots database. This is the first...

Apr 28, 20231 min read

Ode To Iceland

2022 Snorri participant Jessica Drake wrote the following poem to commemorate her experience in the Snorri program. She then set the poem...

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, 20222 min read

Experience of a Lifetime

-By Owen Roberts The Snorri Trip was an experience of a lifetime. From the moment I stepped onto the Icelandair flight in Toronto, it...

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...

Dec 11, 20222 min read

Suður Þingeyjarsýsla

Suður Þingeyjarsýsla in Northern Iceland features a 250 km road trip called the “Diamond Circle,” due to the shape of the route. This...

Nov 26, 20222 min read

Christmas at Árbær Open-Air Museum (Árbæjarsafn)

Located just south and east of Reykjavík city center, along Route 1 (the Ring Road), and east of the River Elliðaá, lies the Árbær...

Nov 10, 20221 min read

Gullbringusýsla

Historic Gullbringusýsla isn't the largest county by land mass in Iceland, but it certainly holds great significance in the present day....