Author: Nanna Árnadóttir - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Commitmentphobia

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  Hey Nanna,  I can’t be the only one of your readers with this problem, I’m an exchange student and though I…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Rap

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Hi Nanna, I love the energetic, passionate musical style of feminist rap group Reykjavíkurdætur. What are your thoughts on the…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Viking Reparations

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Hey Nanna, I read that when the Vikings raided Ireland they killed all the men and kidnapped the tall beautiful…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Lullabies

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Hey Nanna,  What’s up with these Icelandic lullabies? They are creepy as fuck, my mother-in-law translated one that she was…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Sustainability

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Hallo Nanna, So tell me, why is there barely any waste seperation and what you gonna do with all the…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Anything

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Nanna, Is it true that everything is expensive in Iceland?  Thank you for your time! Penny Penny, It is if…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About The Viking Clap

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Dear Nanna,  I see that the famous Viking Clap your countrymen did at EM has become popular all over Europe,…

Don’t Ask Nanna About Euro 2016

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@elqqazz As #EURO2016 correspondent @brainlove might say, He shall bathe in free ancestral mead long after Valkyries carry him to…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Blueberries

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Hey Nanna,  My mother is from Iceland and when I was growing up she often spoke about blueberry season and…

102 Year Old Woman Shrugs At Death, Ready Whenever

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Guðný Baldvinsdóttir is 102 years old and says she’s never done a damn thing to reach this impressive age. “I…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Names

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@BrianErler Well, they are names, in Icelandic. Given to Icelandic people, usually at birth. #DontAskNanna — Nanna Árnadóttir (@NannaArnadottir) June…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Music Festivals

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Nanna,  I want to visit Iceland this year and attend a festival, which is better, Iceland Airwaves or Secret Solstice? …

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Roadtrips

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Hi Nanna,  I’m driving around Iceland with some friends this summer and I want to know what you think is…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Runes

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Hello Nanna Can I find eltern futhark runes in Iceland? I heard in street?  ViKiNg LvvR ViKiNg LvvR, What the…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Puffins

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Dear Nanna,  Are there eagles in Iceland? What types of birds are common?  Birder Dear Birder, I’ve got no fucking clue…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Sex Stuff

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Hey Nanna,  What’s the best available lube in Iceland?  Slip’n’Slide  Hey Slip’n’Slide (ew), The best available lube in Iceland is…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About EVE Fanfest

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NaNnA! I’m coming to Iceland for EVE Fanfest but my girlfriend says she wants us to Skype like every night…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Skyr Tossing

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Dear Nanna, Why are protestors throwing perfectly good Skyr at Parliament? Please let us send you some of that rubbish…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About The Panama Papers

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Hey Nanna, I’ve been following the protests online and can’t stop wondering – what’s with all the people holding bananas…

Hardcore Icelandic Teens Play Football In Hail Storm

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Some people (read: sane people) might look at a snow and hail storm and think, maybe I should just take…

International Con Man Sentenced To Year In Prison

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International con man and tech wiz, Reece Scobie has been sentenced to a year in prison by Icelandic courts for credit card…

MP: Icelandic Consumers Subject To “Pink Tax”

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Member of parliament, Björt Ólafsdóttir, wants to highlight the “pink tax” on Icelandic consumers, a phenomenon where products for women…

Tourists Walk On Ice Floe, May Have Death Wish

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A group of tourists were photographed walking on ice floes at the glacial lagoon Jökulsárlón in southeast Iceland yesterday. “Took…

Exhibitionist Flashes Kids In Reykjavík

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A so called “flasher” exposed himself to a group of kids outside Háteigsskóli elementary in Reykjavík yesterday, reports Vísir. The children…

Mountain Meets Muscles From Brussels In New Kickboxer Film

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Strongman Hafþór Júlíus, known for his role as The Mountain in HBO’s Game of Thrones, has announced he will be…