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Oct 30, 20222 min read

Happy Birthday, Icelandic Roots!

Nine years ago, Icelandic Roots was a dream shared by a group of Western Icelanders who wanted to connect with others across North...

Oct 30, 20224 min read

What about Guðríður?

Guðríður who??? A very good day to you! The majority of the people who left Iceland for America did so because the story traveled from...

Oct 14, 202210 min read

Snorri Plus Program Tour August 8-22, 2022

By Judy Dickson This August I was fortunate to be a participant in the Snorri Plus Program which had been forced to cancel plans in 2020...

Oct 14, 20224 min read

The Viking Immigrants: Icelandic North Americans

The Icelandic Roots Book Club Nov 3 Featuring: The Viking Immigrants: Icelandic North Americans with L.K. Bertram By Heather Goodman...

Oct 14, 20221 min read

Borgarfjarðarsýsla

The historic Borgarfjarðarsýsla may not be one of the largest geographic areas in Iceland, but many of the historic sagas feature this...

Sep 4, 20223 min read

2022 IR Fitness Challenge Completed

The Icelandic Roots Fitness Challenge 2022 officially ended on August 6th. Altogether there were 14 teams ranging from 2 to 10 people and...

Aug 20, 20221 min read

Write Your Family Story

Coming fall 2022 - Icelandic Roots Members Only Writing Seminars We believe your life story is important and deserves to be written down...

Aug 20, 20223 min read

Walking Tour of Reykjavik Public Sculptures

As visitors to Reykjavik quickly discover, the city loves its public sculptures. Whether in parks, squares or adorning public buildings,...

Jul 31, 20222 min read

Connecting Yore to Yonder

By Sam Hodge My time in Iceland is going to haunt me for the rest of my life. Not in the sense that it will cast a shadow over my soul,...

Jul 16, 20228 min read

Mr. and Mrs. Ingimar Ingaldson attend Millennial Celebration of Alþingi, Iceland's Parliament

By C.R. (Rus) Magnusson Icelandic Roots Volunteer Genealogist Database Media Team Leader Translations Team Leader Ingimar Ingaldson,...

Jul 3, 20225 min read

The Westfjords

A description of the Westfjords of Iceland by Sverrir Sigurdsson

Jun 19, 20224 min read

Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss

Probably the best-known saga to highlight Snæfellsnes is Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss (The Saga of Bárður God of Snæfellsnes). This saga tells...

Jun 5, 20226 min read

One Day on Snaefellsnes

by Christal (Oliver) Speer IR# 637679 On a beautiful sunny day in June 2004, my family and I headed in our rented van to the Snaefellsnes...

Jun 5, 20222 min read

A Treasured Memory

By Christal Speer On a family vacation to Iceland in 2004, one of the first places we visited was the marvelous Skogar Folk Museum in...

May 21, 20224 min read

Telling Tales in Hofsós, Skagafjarðarsýsla

Twenty-seven years ago, Valgeir Þorvaldsson began working on a dream. In this dream, he would tell the story of a people. He knew it...

Apr 14, 20224 min read

Hofsós and Icelandic Roots

This article has many links to more information. Enjoy! On Monday, April 18th, 2022, we are pleased to have Valgeir Þorvaldsson join us...

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, 20222 min read

Icelandic Roots-Rætur Fréttir

On New Year's Eve December 31, 2021 Icelandic Roots turned to its members for assistance by asking a simple request: Help us name our...

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...