Blue whales weren’t just mythic protectors of medieval Icelanders, though increasing evidence suggests that they were also...
Iceland
Icelandic history developed at the meeting point of Norse settlement and the North Atlantic environment. Read about the communities and traditions that shaped the island from the medieval commonwealth onward.
One viable solution to increase one’s wealth was to simply steal someone else’s property. Introduction Early medieval...
The Gimli viking statue / Photo by Krazytea, Wikimedia Commons Medieval Iceland illustrates an actual and well-documented...
Too late lads, the Scots are already there. Oscar Wergeland Iceland was one of the last island groups...
Memories of the largest lava flood in the history of Iceland, recorded in an apocalyptic medieval poem,...
Fisherwomen have played a significant role in Iceland’s history, and yet their contribution has been, for the...