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Sep 4, 20227 min read

An Emigrant Woman: Sigriður Bjarnadottir (1862-1946)

Sigriður Bjarnadóttir (I334690) entered this world on the 7th of March 1862. A daughter to Bjarni Jónsson (1828–1887) and Bóthildur...

Jun 5, 20221 min read

The Icelandic Root’s Book Club begins this week!

We are excited to launch our book club with a webinar by the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid, talking about her new book, Secrets of...

May 6, 20227 min read

Amma Sumarlína-A Mother's Day Remembrance

Amma, Mother, Daughter By Bryndís Víglundsdóttir My maternal grandmother, Sumarlína Pétursdóttir, IR #128090, born April 22nd, 1886 in...

May 6, 20223 min read

Barnasaga-Stories of Women and Children

by Doreen Kristjanson Marston and Þórdís Edda Guðjónsdóttir One of the many special features Icelandic Roots volunteers are working on is...

Apr 16, 20221 min read

Klúbbterta Gift Packs

-Submitted by Arden Jackson To celebrate the launch of the Icelandic Roots Book Club, Arden Jackson has created IR Klúbbterta Gift Packs...

Apr 8, 20223 min read

Join The Icelandic Roots Book Club

By Heather Goodman Lytwyn Winnipeg, Manitoba No Time to Read? If you are a member of Icelandic Roots, you will have seen the article...

Apr 8, 20224 min read

Celebrating Easter in Iceland

Linguists maintain that the English word for Easter derives from the name of the Anglo Saxon maiden of spring, Ostara. The month of April...

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...

Mar 25, 20224 min read

Skálholt-The Religious, Cultural and Educational Center of Early Iceland

Skálholt Church photo by Jody Arman-Jones Located in the southern part of the Biskupstungur valley between the rivers Hvítá and Brúará,...

Mar 13, 20222 min read

Guðríður Arrives in Vinland 2022

We are so excited to announce Guðríður's Saga is available for purchase! The children's book and complementary coloring book will be...

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 24, 20222 min read

Karitas Untitled

Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, IR#I141956 is one of Iceland’s most acclaimed and popular writers. Her works highlight the mostly neglected...

Feb 10, 20225 min read

Auður djúpúðga "Aud the deep-minded"

Auður was intelligent, compassionate, and gracious toward others. The sagas tell an important story of the life of this female leader.

Sep 12, 20212 min read

Kvennahlaup in Borðeyri and Þórdís Edda

Each year, there is a fun activity that is held in most communities across Iceland called Kvennahlaup or Women's Walk/Run. This weekend,...

May 23, 20213 min read

Volcanoes, Fitness, Genealogy & Poets? Something for Everyone!

The Icelandic Roots community has a variety of features and offerings. Check out the latest news and upcoming events. Join us in...

May 5, 20213 min read

Women's and Children's Stories

A small team of Icelandic Roots volunteers is working on a project called Women's and Children's Stories.

Jan 10, 20212 min read

A Viking Queen's Legacy

Looking for a great book to read? I just finished, "A Viking Queen's Legacy" by Alfreða Jónsdóttir and highly recommend it! The book...

Nov 12, 20203 min read

Celebrating 7 years with exciting news (fréttir) and a new video (nýtt myndband)

**Íslenska eftir Written by Sunna Furstenau, Edited by Natalie Guttormsson Dear friends, Here at Icelandic Roots, we are marking our 7th...

Sep 18, 20202 min read

"Never more than a woman" : IR Volunteer releases new novel

Written by Elín de Ruyter Icelandic Roots is made up of a wonderful group of people from countries across the globe and all from...

Jun 1, 20202 min read

The Elf Woman Stone : Álfkonusteinn

[BLOG REWIND: This story was originally posted to the blog in 2017 in promotion of the INLNA convention that year. You can read the...