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Ask An Expert: How Did Vikings Fight?
We found out from a real life Jarl Vikings are cool. They are rough and tough, the epitome of badass-itude and fearlessness, banging their shields and screaming at their enemies. And that’s not even to mention those fabulously big, bushy beards many…
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Grapevine Events: Independence Day Celebrations, Viking Festival, Óreiða Album Release Show & More
Here we are, frantically typing away up to the final second of deadline as we send our 20th anniversary edition of the Grapevine off to the printers. It’s quite surreal to think about the two decades of the paper. And two decades…
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What If… Iceland Had Been Wiped Out By A Volcano?
What if? It’s a pretty open-ended question and one friend of the Grapevine Valur Gunnarsson is applying to eight relevant-to-Iceland historical happenings over as many issues. Expand your mind, suspend your disbelief and consider: what if Iceland had been wiped out by…
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What If… The Vikings Had Conquered The World?
What if? It’s a pretty open-ended question and one friend of the Grapevine Valur Gunnarsson is applying to eight relevant-to-Iceland historical happenings over as many issues. Expand your mind, suspend your disbelief and consider: what if Vikings had conquered the world? Keep…
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The Northman Premiers In The UK
The Northman, a historical epic film, premiered in London last night, RÚV reports. The film is co-written by the director Robert Eggers and the Icelandic poet, novelist and screewriter Sjón, who co-wrote last year’s ‘Lamb’. [su_pullquote]Not in Iceland for a while but…
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Just Sayings: Those White Ravens
This saying, ‘Sjaldséðir eru hvítir hrafnar’ is something that all Icelanders use at least once over their lifetime. It is also a saying that makes you sound like a badass old Viking in a mood for war at the same time. Well,…
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Viking Society Moves To Yellow House In Hafnarfjörður
The Viking Society Rimmugýgur is moving to the Yellow House at Lækinn in Hafnarfjörður to hold its operations there for the next four years. According to a report by Fréttablaðið, Rimmugýgur has struck a deal with the town to receive housing without…
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Walruses, Once Plentiful In Iceland, Were Wiped Out By Settlers
New research has brought to light two amazing facts about pre-settlement Iceland: there was once a special “breed” of Icelandic walrus which was abundant across West Iceland, and the dawn of earnest settlement of the island heralded the end of the creature.…
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Research Of Sacrificed Animals Unravels New Information On Viking Age
Rúnar Leifsson, a PhD candidate in archaeology at the University of Iceland, has been examining bones from animals such as horses and dogs that had been buried with their owners. The bones stem mostly from the 10th century and have been kept…
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Viking Spirit: Charge Into The Einherjar Viking Organisation’s Anniversary Festival
All eyes are on Iceland right now. The Icelandic men’s national football team recently made world news when they entered the FIFA World Cup for the first time ever. Even though they didn’t get very far, a huge audience was enchanted by…
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Sumardagurinn Fyrsti: Iceland Celebrates The First Day Of Summer Today!
It’s April 19th and the sun is shining. Laugavegur has been converted into one giant water slide. If you are not jumping into the massive swimming pool at Hljómskálagarðurinn, you are getting a sunburn chilling on the sun lounger at Loft Hostel.…
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Iceland Chosen Best Destination For Students Learning How To Be Vikings
In a remote town on the coast of Norway, a small junior college is currently offering a course to teach students the original Viking crafts. Some of the kids, however, are looking to Iceland for more inspiration. According to Vísir, in fact,…
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Iceland Prominent In Super Bowl Ads
Even though there were no Icelandic representatives to be found at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis during Super Bowl night, Vísir reports that the country’s landscapes along with native strongmen featured prominently in two halftime show commercials. Watching the Ram ad will…
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Could Neo Nazis Stop Using Our Sacred Cultural Symbols, Please?
There are few people easier to despise than Neo-Nazis. They are the actual worst. The hateful, rabid, spitting pond scum of humanity and before any Alt Right (read: Neo-Nazi) trolls start accusing me of intolerance, I remind you that you cannot be…
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Biggest Icelandic Archeological Find In 100 Years
The remains of a woman have been found in the archeological dig currently taking place in Eyjafjörður in north Iceland, in what could be the most important discovery in 100 years, reports RÚV. Earlier in the month, the Grapevine reported that a…
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We Need To Talk About Vikingification
“Viking is not an ethnicity; it was a profession!” an Icelandic friend of mine recently lamented on Facebook. “You are no more a Viking than I am a farmer because my great-grandparents farmed!” This sentiment may come as a surprise to you…
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Modern Day Viking: Meet The Man Bringing The Past To Life
I never thought I’d get the chance to meet a king. Although he may not reign, Gunnar “Viking” Ólafsson does have royal blood. Gunnar is a living, breathing Viking based here in Reykjavík, and founder of Einherjar, the city’s only group dedicated…
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9th Century Viking Sword Found In North Iceland
A sword dating back to the 9th or 10th century has been discovered in Dysnes by Eyjafjörður in northern Iceland, reports Mbl. Found in an ancient boat at the banks of the Atlantic, archeologists claim it was only a matter of time…
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RECAP: Saga of Ragnar Shaggy-Britches
Listen up because I am about to recap the Saga on which your favorite, wildly inaccurate History Channel drama series, ‘Vikings’, is based. And yes, it is literally called the Saga of Ragnar Shaggy-Britches. It is one of few Sagas that is…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Viking Reparations
Hey Nanna, I read that when the Vikings raided Ireland they killed all the men and kidnapped the tall beautiful women so today 80% of Icelandic women have mainly Irish blood while the men are 90% Norwegian blood. Should the Icelanders not…
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Plot Thickens At Site Of Found Viking Sword
New finds at the site of a discovered 10th century sword have raised more questions about what exactly happened at the location. Two new discoveries were made near the site of a found 10th century sword, RÚV reports: what appears to be…
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Mystery Surrounds 10th Century Sword Found Near Lake
The chance discovery of a sword dating back to the 10th century has raised questions as to how it got where it was found in the first place. As reported, a group of men who went goose hunting last weekend made a…
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A Seabound Saga: Sailing Like a Viking In Reykjavík
It’s a picture-perfect Reykjavík morning—clear skies, bright sunlight, a calm current—one of the last of summer, maybe. I stand on a wobbly dock in front of a ship that looks quite out of place next to the fancy coast guard and fishing…