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The Legend of the Lagarfjlót Wyrm: Fact or Fiction?

Legends: Are they Fact or Fiction?

Jan 312 min read

Berjamór

Gathering blueberries in Iceland

Jan 313 min read

The Mysterious Cliff Blaze

A superstition initiates a prank that is long remembered.

Jan 314 min read

Don’t Be a Tourist, Be a Snorri!

Note: Deadlines for Snorri and Snorri Plus 2025 have been extended! Snorri applications will be accepted until Monday, February 17....

Jan 187 min read

Interesting Icelander for January 2025

Edgar Holger Cahill remarkable and compelling life story and legacy.

Jan 32 min read

Aegir Claimed

by Gerry Stefanson Image from https://www.redriverancestry.ca/SUZANNE-E.php At about 9 p.m. on September 24, 1965, the Suzanne-E , a...

Jan 33 min read

Icelandic Roots - Focus for 2025

Icelandic Roots Art and Culture Theme for 2025

Jan 34 min read

Rikkard (Richard) Hansson Beck 1897-1980

Richard Beck noted Icelandic-American scholar, teacher, writer and poet

Dec 20, 20243 min read

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...

Dec 7, 20244 min read

Interesting Icelander for December - Rósa Guðmundsdóttir

Welcome to the last instalment of our Interesting Icelanders for 2024. We hope you enjoy the story about a poet who is revered today for...

Nov 23, 20244 min read

Pioneer memory: 'Torrential storm like an endless Icelandic waterfall.'

The roots of Vinarterta; the cake and the company.

Nov 21, 20244 min read

Interesting Icelander for November: Vilhjálmur Stefánsson

Interesting Icelander for November 2024

Nov 9, 20244 min read

Day of the Icelandic Tongue

Icelandic Language Day is celebrated on November 16th

Nov 9, 20249 min read

Tryggvi's Saga

Tryggvi tells us his saga - his military career and related veteran honors.

Oct 25, 20242 min read

November Book Club Showcases Icelandic Children's Tales

By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, November 7, 2024, will feature Guđríđur’s Saga , Mundi: Boy of...

Oct 25, 20245 min read

Interesting Icelander for October - Skalla-Grímur

Interesting Icelander for October 2024 is Skalla-Grímur Kveldúlfsson.

Oct 25, 20248 min read

The Strange Tale of Páll Pálsson and a Ghostly Nuisance

A ghostly nuisance in the mid-1800s Iceland.

Oct 25, 20243 min read

They left for Minnesota…

Celebrating the Icelandic settlement in Minneota 150 years earlier.

Oct 11, 20248 min read

Bringing the Saga Era to the Modern Era: Understanding the Njál Saga Tapestry

The Njál's Saga Tapestry is a monumental work of art that stretches an impressive 90 meters in length, located in the town of...

Oct 11, 20248 min read

Icelandic Roots: Praising and Preserving the Heritage

Editor's Note : The following is an edited excerpt from the article Arfleifðin vegsömuð og varðveitt . This is an article published in...