When you stumble into a performance by Læknishljómar, you might think you have traveled through time. Two men are sitting…
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Læknishljómar: The Healing Sounds of Rituals
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Viking Row From Svalbard To Siglufjörður
The Icelandic rower Fiann Paul, and another eight of the world’s fastest rowers, are currently rowing from Svalbard to Iceland…
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Greenlandic Viking Beer Sets Sail For Iceland
Once upon a time, 982 AD to be precise, there was an Icelandic viking, who crossed oceans on a raggedy…
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Quirky Culture: Where Vikings Still Rule
Run for your halberd and prepare to hack your way to Valhalla: the days of Viking rule in Iceland are…
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Class Pets Receive Flaming Viking Burial
Freddy and Bubbles, two goldfish who served bravely as primary school class pets received a flaming Viking burial earlier this…
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Icelandic Summer Beer: The Definitive Guide
It’s summertime in Reykjavík, when temperatures consistently break 15 degrees and the constant sounds of construction have nearly driven you…
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PHOTOS: The World’s Biggest Viking Ship
The biggest viking ship in the world, Draken Harald Hårfagre (Harald Fair Hair), named after the first king in Norway,…
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A Brief History Of The Traveller’s Tattoo (In Iceland, At Least)
With the burgeoning population of Icelandophiles and ever-increasing popularity of tattoos, it should come as no surprise that souvenir tattoos…
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Viking Ritual To Secure Iceland Eurovision Win Held Today
An ancient Viking ritual will be held at the top of Esja mountain overlooking Reykjavík later today to secure Iceland’s…
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Universal acquires Viking Movie
Universal Pictures has acquired Baltasar Kormákur’s Viking movie, Vikingr, reports RÚV. The film is based on classic stories deriving from…
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Þorramatur: Spears Shall Be Shaken…
If you’re looking to imbibe some ‘traditional Icelandic cuisine’ (“Þorramatur”), you’re in luck, because this is about the only time…
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CARVING OUT THE TRUTH
Teddi is a hearty looking 60 something, a former firefighter and sailor, He is also a woodcarver, and says the…
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