On this day back in 1918, Iceland took an important step towards being a fully independent republic, and is today…
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99 Years Ago Today, “The Kingdom Of Iceland” Was Born
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Icelandic National Team Down – Denmark To Blame (Again)
It’s happened again. They are back. On the latest FIFA World Ranking Iceland falls one spot to 22, while this…
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The Eccentric Trad Society of Ölsmiðjan
Once a week, after schoolyards fall quiet and workdays end, a handful of musicians climb the stairs of a whitewashed…
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Kingdom Come: Inside Iceland’s Complicated Relationship With The Danes
Writing in ‘A Defence of Iceland’ in 1593, Arngrímur the Learned argued that “we are seriously to consider, what things,…
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The Legends Of The Outlaws: Afraid Of The Men Of The Mountains
For decades, Icelandic farmers feared the men of the mountains. One of the best known of all Icelandic folk songs…
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Don’t Ask Nanna About Euro 2016
@elqqazz As #EURO2016 correspondent @brainlove might say, He shall bathe in free ancestral mead long after Valkyries carry him to…
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Authorities Have Seized Valuables From Foreigners Multiple Times
The police have seized money and plane tickets from foreigners over two dozen times in just the past nine years,…
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When Has Iceland Seized Valuables From Refugees?, MP Asks
An alternate MP wants to know how often Iceland has used an existing law similar to the one recently passed…
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Stolen Cars From Denmark Sold In Iceland
At least seven stolen cars linked to a man in Denmark have been sold in Iceland. The Danish television show…
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Something Is Rotten In The State Of Denmark: An Interview With Nanna Gotfredsen
Nanna Gotfredsen is the founder of Gadejuristen (“The Street Lawyers”) a Denmark-based NGO dedicated to outreach street lawyering. Hers was…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Skyr
Hey Nanna, What’s with all the skyr hype? I don’t get it. I mean it’s OK, I don’t hate it…
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Danes Continue To Exploit Iceland, Now Selling Skyr In The UK
Danish milk producer Arla has begun selling skyr in the UK, the dairy product’s Icelandic origin being a point of…
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Iceland PM Sends Condolences To Denmark
The Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, has sent his condolences to the people of Denmark in the wake…
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So What’s This Lack Of Army I Keep Hearing About?
Iceland has no army. It does operate a Coast Guard, which does have four ships, three of which are combat-ready…
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Icelanders Love Copenhagen
Copenhagen was the favourite travel destination for Icelanders this summer, reports Vísir. London has long been the destination of choice…
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Danish Ambassador Protests Trees
“The Danish Embassy cannot stand by as the parking spot in front of the embassy [on Hverfisgata] is removed and…
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Pylsuspjall: Downtown Hotels
Welcome to our second edition of Pylsuspjall, a feature in which we accost strangers at the Bæjarins Beztu hot dog…
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Shiny Darkly’s Little Earth
Shiny Darkly are a young Danish trio playing echoey, intense rock ‘n’ roll that’s been favourably compared to Suicide, Jesus…
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ANOTHER WONDERFUL FREE MUSIC ALERT!! The Ultra Fancy Crunchy Frog Airwaves 2K12 Compilation!!
Wow, we are spoiling you airwaves people rotten with the tons of top quality free music we are literally throwing in your…
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Move Your Feet To the Reckless Beat – The Crunchy Frog Records Interview
Denmark’s Crunchy Frog Records are bringing the rock action to the festival that’s held on an even bigger piece of…
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Do Icelanders Believe in Elves? Really?
“Grönlænderstiv” is a Danish phrase which means essentially “drunk as a Greenlander.” However, recent research suggests that the Danes drink…
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SIGURJÓN ÓLAFSSON MUSEUM
It seems that once an Icelander gets his hands on a paintbrush or a chisel, there is no stopping him….
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