The land animals of Iceland are more than you would think: from varieties of rodents to so, so many birds. Plus, the various imported animals that roam free on the land. Let’s have a look at some of our favourites: Reindeer, Arctic Foxes and Atlantic Puffins. Reindeers can be found throughout the northern hemisphere and …
Iceland is traditionally patronymic – which means that your surname is not a family name, like Smith, but is the genitive (possessive/belonging/origin) case of the father’s name, followed by son, dóttir or bur (son, daughter or gender neutral offspring). Icelandic Surnames In Iceland, a family consisting of a father, mother, son, daughter and child could …
Þorlákshöfn, or Thorlakshofn for non Icelandic keyboards, is a small town on the south west coast of Iceland, within the municipality of Ölfus. The primary function of the town these days is to support the cargo port, and the town that has rapidly grown up around it. A brief history of Þorlákshöfn (Thorlakshofn) Elliðahöfn, as …