Jul 22 2008
 Pic: IceNews |
A complete interactive listing of all the museums, galleries and multimedia exhibitions in South Iceland has been launched on the new travel website, South.is.The huge area of South Iceland, with its few inhabitants and many sheep, does not immediately seem like prime museum territory – but the website South.is begs to differ. Listings on the site exist for dozens of museums and galleries, and over 40 churches of interest. |
Jun 18 2008
 Pic: Farm One of Iceland’s oldest Viking ruins sits just behind this farm house near Lake Myvatn. |
I found this article about the worrying climate change effects on Iceland’s landscape. It not only tells us much about our Viking cousins and their early relationship with the Celts but also highlights the environmental impact of Sheep farming in Iceland.
It’s easy to see how Iceland’s history could be shaped by its climate, once you experience its fickle weather. On this September afternoon, Unnsteinn Ingason steps out of the inn he runs in northern Iceland and looks up to see whether it’s sunny or snowing. In this land of frequent rainbows, it could be both. |
As he crosses the family farm’s rolling, grassy hills in a four-wheel-drive SUV, he’s not just watching the road. He’s also scanning the landscape for clues about Iceland’s deep history — its Viking history. Continue Reading »
Jun 15 2008
 Pic: fjorukrain |
Our Viking cousins are holding an annual Viking festival in Hafnafjordur that kicked off on the 12th June with the opening of the Viking craft market at 5pm.The festival has been held since 1995 and is the oldest, largest and most important event of its kind in Iceland. Activities include battle demonstrations, storytelling, wrestling, archery, music, dancing and plenty of eating and drinking. |
The organisers behind the event, the Viking restaurant and hotel Fjorukrain, have arranged for almost two hundred Vikings to attend, both foreign and domestic, often arriving by boat with an exotic cargo of goods to sell. There are also troops of jesters and dancing girls, filling the centre of this normally quiet coastal town with music and merriment.
The event is not all peaceful, however, as the organisers promise a good Viking battle with mock deaths, just as visitors least expect it.
The Viking festival is held from 12th to 18th of June in Hafnafjordur, a town just outside Reykjavik.
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