Day: August 30, 2019

Magazine

Of Mountains and Men

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the Icelander who portrayed Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. “the Mountain,” in HBO series Game of Thrones, owns and operates a gym in Kópavogur, Iceland.

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Iceland Review August 30, 2019

Society

Icelanders Still Love Facebook

Although Facebook and its negative impacts have been under a great deal of discussion in Iceland of late, just under 50% of Icelanders still feel

Larissa Kyzer August 30, 2019

Economy

Proposal to Make Domestic Flights Part of Public Transportation

Domestic Icelandic flights should become part of Iceland’s public transportation system and be subsidised by the state, says Independence Party MP Vilhjálmur Árnason. RÚV reports

Larissa Kyzer August 30, 2019

Culture

Government Pledges to Strengthen Manitoba’s Icelandic Studies Program

The Icelandic government has pledged to strengthen the Icelandic Department at the University of Manitoba by developing deeper connections between that institution and the University

Larissa Kyzer August 30, 2019