Day: September 21, 2021

Nature

Wally the Walrus Swam from Ireland to Iceland

The walrus spotted on Sunday night in Höfn, Southeast Iceland, has been identified as Wally the Walrus, who was last seen in West Cork, Ireland.

Jelena Ćirić September 21, 2021

Politics

Final Week Crucial for Iceland’s Election Campaigners

In the 2016 and 2017 elections, polls underestimated the success of the Independence Party and the People’s Party, and overestimated how many seats the Pirate

Jelena Ćirić September 21, 2021

Nature

Weather Forecast Worsens Across Iceland

The yellow weather alert issued by the Icelandic Met Office for today has been upgraded to orange in most of the country. Locals and tourists

Jelena Ćirić September 21, 2021

Looking Back

The Foreman

The crimeIn the small hours of a cold and dark night in 1827, Hjörtur Jónsson’s slumber was interrupted by the distant sound of wood cracking. Wielding a long iron bar, someone was violently prying open the wealthy farmer’s front door; hinges creaked, groaned, and then gave way with a faint bang. Now fully awake, his heart […]

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Frank Sands September 21, 2021