Day of the Icelandic Tongue
Icelandic Language Day is celebrated on November 16th
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Tryggvi's Saga
Tryggvi tells us his saga - his military career and related veteran honors.
Oct 252 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 255 min read
Interesting Icelander for October - Skalla-Grímur
Interesting Icelander for October 2024 is Skalla-Grímur Kveldúlfsson.
Oct 258 min read
The Strange Tale of Páll Pálsson and a Ghostly Nuisance
A ghostly nuisance in the mid-1800s Iceland.
Oct 253 min read
They left for Minnesota…
Celebrating the Icelandic settlement in Minneota 150 years earlier.
Oct 118 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 118 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...
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 288 min read
Snorri 2024: Magna Goodman Deepened Her Roots
Snorri 2024 Magna Goodman Deepened Her Roots
Sep 213 min read
Book Club Returns October 3, 2024
The first Fall session of the IR Book Club returns on October 3rd.
Sep 143 min read
What Does "Very Icelandic” Mean to Me?
A Writers Group exercise about "Something that is very Icelandic"
Sep 143 min read
Interesting Icelander for September: Jón Árnason
Jón Árnason, an accomplished wealthy landowner and farmer, a parliamentarian, a sheriff, and father of many.
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 314 min read
Immigrating to America
The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Doreen Borgfjord...
Aug 313 min read
IR Podcast - Reaching Around the Globe
The IR Podcast has reached across the globe.
Aug 171 min read
Echoes
Memories lurk at L'Anse Aux Meadows.
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 176 min read
Blessed Amma - The Deuce of August celebration in North Dakota
Excitement blossomed deep within me as I imagined being among people who loved everything Icelandic as much as I did.
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...
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