Sigrun Þormar

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My name is Sigrun Guttormsdóttir Þormar. I live inBorgarfjord west Iceland, where I work as a project leader at the cultural medieval center Snorrastofa in Reykholt. For those that don't know, Reykholt was the home of Snorri Sturluson, medieval writer and poet whom lived in Reykholt from 1206 to 1241. He was the author of the Edda, Heimskringla (History of the kings of Norway) and Egils Saga Skallagrimsson. For me Snorri is the most amazing employer whom I proudly serve and constantly present in my every day life! He is absolutely still going strong at 835 years of age. Please come and visit us at www.snorrastofa.is. We are open all weekdays during the winter and all days during summer. We have an exhibition about Snorri Sturluson and offer lectures for groups. Hope to see you soon :)

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Freyjukórinn and Gissur Páll Gissurarson in Reykholts Church

Freyjukórinn og Gissur Páll Gissurarson from Sigrun Thormar on Vimeo. Lovely evening in Reykholts church yesterday 29.11.2014 The concert was really amazing, Gissur Gissurarson the icelandic tenor is the best and the Borgarfjord Women choir is really fine. They are lucky to have their skilled conductor ZSuzsanna Budai.

This week in Snorrastofa Reykholt 25. - 29.November 2014

This week in Snorrastofa will be filled with exciting events. On 25.th November at 20:30 hours, there wil be a lecture in our liberary by writer and journalist Magnus Thor Hafsteinsson . The lecture is about ship convoys between Hvalfjördur and Northwest Russia in the Second World War during the summer of 1941. This is the story of sacrifice, incredible heroic deeds and great suffering. These voyages had broad political and military influence, where powerful men of the world turned their attention to the West and Hvalfjördur. The lecture is free of charge, coffie will be avaliable in th

Autumn days in Snorrastofa Reykholt

Day's gradually getting shorter in Reykholt. The sky beautifully reddish and purple, when the sun rises and when the sun goes down. The weather in the South West of Iceland has been great. In November day after day +8 degrees Celcious or even more, no snow and driving quite safe for all vehicles, summer road conditions all around the South West Borgarfjörður! Many great things are about to happen in our area 2015 - 2016; A new luxurious hotel in Húsafell, Medival baths in Hvítársíða ( on the way to Hraunfossar / Lava waterfalls), the Ice cave being constructed at Langjökull and new

Evening with Northern Lights in Reykholt

Yesterday evening the northern lights around Reykholt were amazing :) We were having an evening in Snorrastofa with lectures about food production in Borgarfjörður. Some local businesses came with some nice stuff to taste after the lecture, all done in good cooperation with " Blomlega býli" ( TV series). picture taken by: Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson you can follow at Instagram profile, "gunfreyr"

Gospel Choir from Lindakirkja visiting Reykholt 19.10.14

Yesterday evening the icelandic choir from the Kópavogur church "Lindakirkja" gave a concert in Reykholt church. https://vimeo.com/109427503 They really knew how to swing :) just published their CD with their own gospel music. Choir manager: Óskar Einarsson Pastor: Guðmundur Karl Brynjarsson

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October visitors in Snorrastofa and Reykholt Church

We still have many visiting Snorrastofa / Reykholt, though it is already October. On the 30th September was the last group from Swedish "Christers Resor", this visit marks the beginning of winter for us, because now we have to wait until the beginning of May 2015 until they will visit us again :) Thursday a young German couple visited Snorrastofa, the young girl played this wonderful piece on our piano, a peaceful afternoon. https://vimeo.com/107990199 Today, Saturday 04.10.14, we had the women's choir from Oslo Norway "Villfuglene" visiting. They gave a concert, got a lecture about Snor

Rastrelli Cello Quartett concert in Reykholt church Saturday 20.th September 2014

The Rastrelli Cello Quartett ( from St. Petursburg Kira Kraftzoff, Sergej Drabkin, Mikhail Degtjareff og Kirill Timofeev.) and icelandic sopran singer Guðrún Ingimarsdóttir gave an amazing concert in the Reykholt church yesterday evening. An unforgettable concert :)

The fold at Fljótstunga

Every autumn there is a big sheep gathering not far from Reykholt, at Fljótstunga in Hvítársíða. The farmers go on horseback for days up on the mountains to heard their sheep. These are busy days, and much fun when they come riding down the valley with the herd in front of them. Dogs barking, men shouting! The local housewife-association selling coffee, hot cocoa, sandwiches and small round donuts - which we in Iceland call "ástarpungar" (love balls), a few have put a little something stronger in their coffee :) The weather this afternoon was amazing, 14 plus when I went from Reykholt at 1

Visitors from Catalonia :)

We are still every busy in Snorrastofa, and still a lot of traffic. This nice couple from Catalonia came to visit yesterday ( 11.09.14)

Saturday in Snorrastofa

Saturday in Snorrastofa; Former president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir on an informal visit with her Danish guest. A lecture for 22 Canadians, then a lecture for 50 mixed Scandinavians, then conference with the Swedish-Icelandic association (Svensk islandsk foreign) and a wedding! Some days can be just totally crazy but totally fun as well :)

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