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Naming Icelandic Cattle, From Katla to Kartöfluupptökuvél
Guðmundur Jóhannesson, a consultant in cattle breeding for the Icelandic Agricultural Center (Ráðgjafarmiðstöð landbúnaðarins), recently penned an article for Bændablaðið on the naming of Icelandic cows. Not just numbers, but names While various data has long been recorded on the breeding of…
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Ghost Driven Off Farmstead By Professional Exorcist
On an old farm near Hvolsvöllur, an alleged ghost was driven off by an exorcist. Power company Landsvirkjun hired Reverend Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson to perform the ceremony. It is unusual for a high-tech company such as Landsvirkjun to hire an exorcist to…
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The Cows Came Home
The cows at Hvanneyrarbúið spent a night on the town after opening their barn door and letting themselves out in the middle of the night, according to a report from the farmers on Facebook. They returned this morning, just in time for…
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Island Life: Misbehaving Tourists Pt. 23424, Highlands Park, Productive Cows
Every time we think we’ve heard it all when it comes to tourist misbehaviour, a new story pops up. This time, a group visiting Gullfoss waterfall decided to ignore a sign that said “Area Closed! Unsafe Conditions.” The area was closed to…
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Thirteen Things About Þrettándinn
Often known as the Twelfth Night in the English-speaking Christian world, Þrettándinn (directly translated as “the thirteenth”) marks the end of Iceland’s epic Christmas season. The last of 13 straight days of Christmas merry-making, January 6th is the season’s last gasp—and not…