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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, and how true, writers have reported of Iceland.” Made up of nearly thirty chapters, the document attempts to dispel foreign myths about…
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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 is “Á Sprengisandi,” by Grímur Thomsen. Therein, a rider dashes across the rocky desert of the title, pursued by increasingly outlandish creatures…
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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 Valhalla — Nanna Árnadóttir (@NannaArnadottir) June 17, 2016 Hey Nanna, Happy Independence Day, though can I just say, as colonial rulers go,…
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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, amounting to over 2.5 million ISK going into government coffers. Vísir reports that, from 2005 to 2014, the National Police have seized…
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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 in Denmark, which allows police to seize valuables found on refugees trying to enter the country. While the newly-passed Danish law has…
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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 Kontant recently gave a detailed report about fraudster and used car dealer Karsten Meyerdahl, RÚV reports, and amongst their contacts for the…
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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 one of several interesting talks given at a two day conference on drug policy, Imagine Peace in the Drug War, which was staged last…
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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 or anything, but I was expecting a lot more given the way people go on about it. Keep up the good work!…
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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 emphasis in the marketing campaign. “So what is it that gives the Icelandic people their stamina? Well…we couldn’t possibly say it’s down to…
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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 of the Copenhagen Shootings, reports RÚV. The Prime Minister plans to send a formal letter of condolences to the Danish Prime Minister,…
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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 vessels. The Coast Guard has a wide variety of guns at its disposal, from cannons to handguns. But it is not really…
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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 for Icelanders, in the winter months nearly a quarter of flights departing Keflavík airport head to the British capital, but this summer…
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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 turned into two parking spots adjacent to the embassy on Smiðjustígur,” wrote Danish ambassador to Iceland, Mette Kjuel Nilsen, in a letter…
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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 stand and ask them questions while their mouths are full. Today’s Topic: Downtown Hotels We approach two men who’ve just ordered their…
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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 & Mary Chain and The Cure, and the Modern Gothic of The Horrors and Savages. We spoke to singer Kristoffer as they…
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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 faces! Yesterday we gave away the truly aweXsomez FANCY GRAPEVINE AIRWAVES 2K12 COMPILATION, truly a compilation of monolithic beauty. Personally I’m not…
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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 rock action! By Bob Cluness At the Grapevine, we love our rock and roll, and expect it to be true of spirit…
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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 at least as much as the Greenlanders, and teenagers in Denmark drink even more than their counterparts in Greenland do. When it…
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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. The same hunger for new discoveries that drove Icelanders to the American shore a thousand years ago forces their 20th century offspring…