I don’t think most people, including me, have had any idea of what it was like to have the Danish king come to Iceland for…
Cooking with a Tablespoon of Love
When I was in high school, I was sullen. I’m not sure what I was sullen about. I was the guy in the back of…
Folk tale collections often include stories of wishes gone wrong. Many cultures have stories about the danger of making wishes based on greed or…
This is the second time I’ve read The Little Book of The Icelanders. It was just as funny and as insightful as the first time.…
“The great bulk of the population being absent at the fishing-places, there was no public worship at Stadarhraun; yet I was in no ordinary degree…
Today, the church and its ministers are barely tolerated or totally ignored. At one time, they held an important place in society and, particularly, Icelandic…
As our young English painter, S. E. Waller continues his journey sketching saga sites, he goes to Kross. While he is there, he is told…
The Mastiff Built: 1878 Ship Type: Coaster Tonnage: 871 grt Length: 230 feet Breadth: 30 feet Owner: G & J Burns Ltd Glasgow Remarks: Broken…
Samuel Kneeland has much to say about Iceland and his experiences in and around Reykjavik but he is in Iceland to observe and participate in…
In Reykjavik, there are various formal affairs but one of the major goals of his hosts is to show the king the Geysers. The geysers…