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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...

Nov 94 min read

Samkoma Member Loves Iceland

Note: Icelandic Roots Samkoma Member Lee-Anne Fox describes herself as a phone-based hobbyist photographer and "photogenic Iceland is a...

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 143 min read

What Does "Very Icelandic” Mean to Me?

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

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

Gluggaveður - Window Weather

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

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 34 min read

Torfhús at L’Anse aux Meadows

Does the Torfhús at L’Anse aux Meadows smell the same as the ones remembered in Iceland?

Aug 32 min read

SOMETHING THAT IS VERY ICELANDIC

The Icelandic Roots Writing Group recently had a story prompt of “Something That Is Very Icelandic”. The following is the story from...

May 114 min read

The Viking of the 21st Century

Viking Ships

Feb 293 min read

Iceland: An Outsider's View (1845)

by Brian Borgford “I must confess that I found the character of the Icelanders in every respect below the estimate I had previously...

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...

Jan 203 min read

Interesting Icelander for January 2024

By Shaune Jonasson Welcome to our first Interesting Icelander of 2024 who also happens to be an important part of this year’s theme, the...

Dec 23, 20232 min read

A Special Christmas Tradition in Iceland

By Shaune Jonasson Jól, or Christmas, is a time for gathering with family and friends. As much as we wish for these gatherings, they...

Dec 9, 20236 min read

Icelandic Roots 10th Anniversary Trip to Iceland

By Susan Huff It has been five years since I was last in Iceland when I lived there with my husband as Records Preservation Missionaries...

Oct 1, 20231 min read

Icelandic Writers Retreat 2024

Scholarship applications for the 2024 Iceland Writers Retreat are available and being accepted through October 31st. The Iceland Writers...

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, 20233 min read

Icelandic Camp 2023 - A Resounding Success and Fun for All

And that's a wrap! Brad Hirst, CEO of the Icelandic Camp, recaps the highlights and joys experienced at the 2023 Camp, the first after a...

Aug 19, 20232 min read

The Origin of the Hidden People

At the beginning of time, God paid a visit to the first of his creations, Adam and Eve. They received him with great joy and showed him...