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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 :)
Yesterday we in Snorrastofa got a visit from Trondheim Norway. A lovely choir whom sang for the local schoolchildren in the area. They, among other songs, sang songs by Thorbjörn Egner. "Egner is particularly known for his books Karius og Baktus (1949), Thorbjørn Egners lesebøker (1950–1972), Klatremus og de andre dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen (1953) and Folk og røvere i Kardemommeby (1955, translated 1976). The latter two were made into successful musicals. He also illustrated his own books. Thorbjørn Egner received the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1972 and Cappelen Prize in 1979. He
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:
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 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.
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
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
"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
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
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