Around 700 Icelandic manuscripts are kept at the University of Copenhagen. Anne Mette Hansen, assistant professor in Nordic Studies, believes that’s where they should stay.
An abundance of shipwrecks off the coast of Eyrarbakki, South Iceland, suggest it was likely Iceland’s largest trading post until the 20th century, RÚV reports.
A record number of works of fiction are set to be published this year in Iceland, RÚV reports. A surge of publications in children’s literature,
The eventual separation of church and state is inevitable, writes Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir in an op-ed in Morgunblaðið this morning. The Church
This week, the district court ordered Leikfélag Reykjavíkur (the Reykjavik City Troupe), which operates the Reykjavík City Theatre (Borgarleikhúsið); and Kristín Eysteinsdóttir, Director of the
Over 200 addresses have been added to a custom-made trick-or-treating Google Map. Two Facebook groups have led the charge in organising the Halloween tradition among
Icelandic musician Gyða Valtýsdóttir has won the Nordic Council Music Prize. The prize was awarded by conductor and former winner of the prize Susanna Mälkki
The Reykjavík Counsel for Culture, Sports, and Recreation has submitted a proposal to City Council advising that Myrkir músíkdagar (Dark Music Days) and the Reykjavík
Icelandic cellist and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has been named Television Composer of the Year at the annual World Soundtrack Awards. The award ceremony was held
This morning, former president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became the first to contribute a voice sample to a project aiming to develop language technology tools for Icelandic.
