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Interesting Icelander for July: Helgi “magri” Eyvindarson
Helgi, one of the “most excellent settlers” in the Northern part of Iceland.
Jul 20, 20243 min read
Endless Summer Sun, No Winter Fun
A summer in the Arctic in the Gwich’in community of Fort McPherson.
Jul 20, 20242 min read
Strútur’s Saga
by Salín Guttormsson, 16 July 2023 Icelandic Roots is pleased to present a great story written by one of its readers, Salín Guttormsson....
Jul 5, 20244 min read
Baseball History in Manitoba's Interlake
by Sharron Arksey The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. It was the first weekend in...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Secrets Beneath the Earth in an Icelandic Cemetery
We’ve been working on a mystery, and for now … it remains unsolved. Where is the exact burial location? The secrets are beneath the earth.
Jun 29, 20246 min read
Interesting Icelander for June: Geirmund "Heljarskinns" Hjörsson
by Alfreda Duffy Landnámabók (The Book of Settlements) describes Geirmund as “the noblest of all settlers.” According to my Google search...
Jun 22, 20249 min read
The Viking of the 21st Century
Part Three: Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, Welcome back to our third and final instalment of the Viking of the 21st Century series. Part One...
Jun 8, 20246 min read
The Viking of the 21st Century
Part Two: Íslendingur and her voyage Welcome back to the second of the three-part series of The 21st Century Icelander. We will explore...
May 25, 20245 min read
Mekkin Sveinson Perkins, the Translator
Remembering Mekkin Sveinson Perkins, a talented and driven woman who defied the social norms and its pressures on woman in the workforce.
May 11, 20245 min read
Storytelling: Another of those Things I’m Pretty Sure Is Bred in the Bone
Gestur Davidson (I653929) April 28, 2022 In a little self-talk I had with myself a bit ago downstairs in my kitchen — and thinking about...
Apr 25, 20244 min read
The Ásbirningar Clan and their Battles in Skagafjörður
The Ásbirningar Clan and their Battles in Skagafjörður
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Abandoning Vinland
The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Bryndís...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Easter in Iceland
By Brian Borgford For those who strictly observe the Christian religions, Easter is a commemoration of the death and resurrection of...
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Roots Tips Recap - March 2024
by Shaune Jonasson The most recent Roots Tips was an informative session with Dave Jónasson, IT specialist and the creator of a new...
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Book Club: April 2024
On April 4th, 2024, the Icelandic Roots Book Club will welcome Martha Brooks who will talk to us about her first book for adults, Dear...
Mar 15, 20241 min read
All new! The Icelandic Connection literary journal
by Sharron Arksey Although the last print edition of The Icelandic Connection came out in the summer of 2023, the saga of the literary...
Feb 29, 20241 min read
Bryndís Víglundsdóttir – February’s Interesting Icelander
This month, we honor one of our own. Bryndís Viglundsdóttir volunteers her time with Icelandic Roots as a writer, translator, and...
Feb 16, 20246 min read
Roots Tips...What You Didn't Know You Didn't Know
by Shaune Jonasson Are you stumbling with working through the Icelandic Roots database? Having difficulty with searching for an ancestor?...
Feb 3, 20243 min read
Discovering the Land of Fire and Ice: What We Know about Iceland's Settlement
"So many men of lore claimed land, that the whole country was settled in the course of sixty winters so that since it has not been...
Jan 20, 202412 min read
The Origins of Vínarterta
By Jón Jóhannesson Jónsson Western Icelanders have loved vínarterta for a very long time. They have been making it for over a century for...
Dec 23, 20235 min read
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