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Jul 17, 20223 min read

By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Tricking of Freya, a novel by Christina Sunley, is one of the first contemporary novels by an American...

Mar 25, 20224 min read

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

Jan 16, 20222 min read

Update: Here is the video recording of the webinar: If one follows Eyjafjördur south of Akureyri about 10 km, just before reaching the...

Dec 30, 20212 min read

As we begin the New Year from our modern calendar, this is a good time to look back at our Icelandic heritage and the calendar used by...

Dec 29, 20212 min read

“Hidden Gems Part II” -by Rob Olason (IR#I149007) Looking through the Special Collections section of the Icelandic Roots database offers...

Sep 26, 20219 min read

Written by Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (News Director of Stöðvar 2, Vísir, og Bylgjan) Visir.is - Link to the Article in Icelandic September...

Sep 4, 20214 min read

Vopnafjörður was a main port of Icelandic emigration to America and many of us can trace our families to East Iceland. Therefore, the...

Aug 20, 20212 min read

By David Johnson (Volunteer IR Genealogist on the Emigration Research Team) In 2015, an emigrant Icelander caught my attention. He was...

Jul 21, 202120 min read

Washington Island Icelanders 1870 and beyond.

Mar 11, 20212 min read

You are invited to a public webinar on Tuesday, March 16th featuring the dictated words of The Father of the Icelandic Settlement in Dakota.

Nov 12, 20203 min read

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

Apr 4, 20207 min read

By Elin de Ruyter, IR Genealogist María Rögnvaldsdóttir is my new hero. As a mother of four young children and proud aunty of three sets...

Aug 27, 20197 min read

I will say a few words here about how Tolkien’s dwarves, elves, dragons and ghosts are partly inspired by medieval Icelandic matter. - Árman

Jun 7, 20142 min read

An eyewitness account of 1783: “This past week, and the two prior to it, more poison fell from the sky than words can describe: ash,...