Iceland Archive
Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Norse sagas have long fascinated us with their vivid depictions of encounters with strange creatures and peculiar humanoids. These narratives are not only
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A captivating Norse saga recounts intriguing events on an Icelandic farm, leaving many to ponder the mysterious occurrences they witnessed. Were these happenings
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Christmas Traditions
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Icelandic folklore, Gryla (Grýla) is a giantess living in Iceland's mountains. In Snorre Sturluson's Prose Edda, from the 13th century, she is
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent study provides new insights into the origins of the first Viking settlers in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Geneticists have examined
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Natural landmarks held significant importance in the daily lives and cultural practices of the Pagan Vikings and Norse people. In contrast to other
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Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - Remarkably similar carvings and simple cross sculptures mark special sites or places once sacred, spanning a zone stretching from the Irish and Scottish coasts to Iceland.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It has happened in the past that archaeological discoveries have confirmed events described in Norse Sagas. We know for example that Norse Sagas
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In 1783-1784, Europe experienced an unusually cold winter. Today, scientists know the cause behind the climate change was an enormous eight-month eruption of Iceland’s
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - With a population of 330,000, Iceland is a country with its own peculiarities. Genes are no exception: isolation and inbreeding throughout its history
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