Viking Festival in Iceland
Pic: fjorukrain Our Viking cousins are holding an annual Viking festival in Hafnafjordur that kicked off on the 12th June with the opening of the Viking craft market at 5pm.The festival has been held...
View ArticleVikings from South Iceland gather museums
Pic: IceNews A complete interactive listing of all the museums, galleries and multimedia exhibitions in South Iceland has been launched on the new travel website, South.is.The huge area of South...
View ArticleViking Farms Tell Cautionary Climate Tale
Pic: Farm One of Iceland’s oldest Viking ruins sits just behind this farm house near Lake Myvatn. I found this article about the worrying climate change effects on Iceland’s landscape. It not only...
View ArticleThe Folklore of the Wild Hunt and the Furious Host by Kveldulf Hagen...
This fabulous lecture about the Wild Hunt brings up some interesting points. Although it is mainly Scandinavian countries that are referenced rather than Celtic. There seem to be some similarities in...
View ArticleThe Alfar: The Origin of Elves By Neal Litherland
The word elf brings to mind certain images in the mind of a listener. For some it calls up old German fairy tales, telling of little sprites that helped shoe makers and which were paid in milk. For...
View ArticleElves: Exploring the Legend and Myth By Charlotte Kuchinsky
Elves are often featured in children's fairy tales They have roots deep in the folklore of countries such as Germany, Holland, Sweden, England, and Norway. Their legend goes back as far as mankind can...
View ArticleDale Jarvis talks about the Faeries and their links to Rocks and Stones
Dale Jarvis is a well-known Story-teller friend of ours known for telling ghost stories, legends and traditional tales from Newfoundland and beyond. The idea there are certain rocks associated with the...
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