Sigrun Þormar
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Amazing ladies from Philadelphia USA
These amazing ladies were visiting Snorrastofa today. They came on their way to Skálholt and wanted to see the church. I told them a little bit about Snorri, the churchbuilding and our beautiful windows. The greeted with a song ! Thank you so much for making my day ladies :) Watch the video here:
Auður the deep minded ?
This picture brings thoughts back to the women of the icelandic Sagas. The Independent and deep minded women of the North. One of them was Auður, a queen that settled in the west of Iceland. Auður the deep minded was married to the warrior king "Olafur Hvíti " conquering the shire of Dublin. Olafur was killed in a battle in Ireland. Auður had a son, Thorstein "the red" whom conquered the half of Scotland but was betrayed and killed. After learning of the death of her son, Audur commissioned a Knarr, a ship built for Atlantic voyages, her ship was built secretly in the forest. After
Concert in Reykholt Sunday 3rd August
Concert in Reykholt (Sunday August 3rd at 16:00). Works by Torelli, Vivaldi, Hummel and Böhme, with Olivier Gillet trumpet and Stéphane Rigat at the organ. Both are from France. After hearing them both practice this afternoon, I know this will be an amazing concert. All are welcome :) The entrance to the concert in Snorrastofa is free.
Fishing in Faxaflói Bay Reykjavík
Going sea angling in Iceland from Reykjavik harbor with the whole family is a great experience! My cousin Kjartan Ólafsson is the owner and captain of the Christina, which sails from Reykjavik harbor, near Harpan Concert-house. We took my son and his girlfriend, they are visiting from Denmark - along with her mother and father from Poland - her sister and husband ( living in UK but he is from South Afrika!) and their two daughters ( age 7 and 3) my mother ( age 76 ! icelandic and living in Reykjavik) along with my stepfather ( age 77 and still going strong - very icelandic) + my siste
St.Þorlák Day 20th of July
Þorlákur Þórhallsson is Icelands only saint. Þorlákur had come to Skálholt in 1178 from the monastery of Þykkvibær, where he had been abbot. After he became bishop at Skálholt he fought for increased independence of the church, which led him into conflicts with the icelandic chieftains. These were troubled times, and increasing conflicts where different rivaling clans tried to gain more powers in Iceland. When Þorlákur died in 1193, the Icelandic church was in need of its own saint, to add prestige and revenue for the church, and after several years with cold winters and bad harvest
Hundadagar - Dog Days
"Dog Days" last from 13th July to 23rd August. The term originated with the ancient Greeks who linked the heat of midsummer to the Dog star, Sirius. In Iceland summer weather is rarely more than comfortably warm, so the Dog Days did not have the same implication as in Southern Europe. The deviation of the term Dog Days was attributed to various local factors in folklore; dogs were said to chew grass at this season of the year, possibly because they were in need of additional nutrient after the hard work of early summer, when dogs played an important role in herding sheep to their upland p
King Olav of Norway's visit 1988- asphalting work Reykholt 2014
Today we got our parking area in front of Reykholt Church and Snorrastofa Medieval center paved. We have been waiting for this moment for a very long time, so this was a day of celebration, even the sun was shining all day long :) This brings the memory back to 1988 when king Olav of Norway visited Reykholt. The occasion was that president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was laying the cornerstone to a new church building. Because of the royal visit, it was decided to pave the road in Reykholts Valley, so the king wouldn't have to drive on a dirt road. This initiative was welcomed by all living in
Women's Rights Day 19 June
Icelandic women were among the first in the world to gain the right to vote, on June 19th in 1915. Women had been able to vote in local and parish elections since 1881, and in 1902 they became eligible for office in these bodies. The extension of the franchise to women was approved by Parliament in 1911, but twice denied royal ( The danish king) assent ! before finally being approved in 1915. The Women's Rights Association together with several women's societies in Reykjavik arranged a celebration of this momentous step forward on July 7.th 1915. Thousands of women in their fin
70 years of the republic of Iceland
Today is the 17th of June, which is Iceland´s national holiday, where we celebrate the foundation of the Icelandic republic and independence from Danish rule in 1944. The specific date of the 17th of June was choosen in honor of Jon Sigurðsson, a leader of the 20th century independence movement and president of the Alþingi, our national parliament. Jon Sigurðsson was born in the West of Iceland in 17th of June in 1811, so only 3 years ago he was 200 years old. The formation of the republic of Iceland was based on a clause in the 1918, Act of Union with Denmark, which allowed for a revisi
Living in a birch forest
I had to share this Saturday morning with you :) I live in a birch forest in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland. The picture shows the view from my windows. The time is 8 am and Snipe is flying back and forth, there is no wind and the mountain is mirroring in the lake Skorradalsvatn. Am I living in Paradise or what? Working this Pentecostal weekend in Snorrastofa, we are open all days from 10 to 18 hours :)
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