All Things Iceland Episodes

Silent Terror: The Icelandic Ghost Story You Won’t Forget

This episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a Folklore story every Friday in 2024. To hear other stories, I have shared so far, check them out on my website All Things Iceland.  A Young Girl and Her Prankster Neighbor In a small Icelandic village, there was a young boy…

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7 Fascinating Facts I Learned Inside Iceland’s Langjökull Glacier

Experiencing *Into the Glacier* in Iceland was like stepping into a different world—a frozen wonderland hidden deep within Langjökull, Iceland’s second-largest glacier. It was truly mesmerizing to see the glacier from the inside, which made me feel like I was in the heart of an enormous frozen giant. Is it Safe to Visit “Into the…

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Meet Iceland’s Guardian of Rare Books: Eyþór Guðmundsson

Eyþór is an Icelandic antiquarian with an impressive rare book collection. For many years, he has been collecting and restoring rare books, some of which are important original Icelandic manuscripts. We sat down to chat about his collection and so much more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKR4qoW67A Questions I Asked Eyþór During the Interview? When did your fascination with…

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Ásbyrgi Canyon: A Stunning Relic of Norse Mythology and Iceland’s Hidden Folk!

This is episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a Folklore story every Friday in 2024. To hear other stories, I have shared so far, check them out on my website All Things Iceland.  Sleipnir’s Hoofprint: The Mythic Origins of Ásbyrgi According to Icelandic legend, the stunning horseshoe-shaped canyon of…

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What Makes Búkolla So Special? The Story of Iceland’s Enchanted Cow

This is episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a Folklore story every Friday in 2024. To hear other stories, I have shared so far, check them out on my website All Things Iceland.  Who is Búkolla the Magic Icelandic Cow? Once upon a time, there was an old man…

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Is Dimmuborgir Iceland’s Gate to Hell? The Shocking Tale Behind This Strange Lava Field

This is episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a Folklore story every Friday in 2024. To hear other stories, I have shared so far, check them out on my website All Things Iceland.  How Dimmuborgir was Said to be formed? Legend has it that Dimmuborgir, with its eerie rock…

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The Merman Who Changed an Icelandic Fisherman’s Life Forever

This is episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a Folklore story every Friday in 2024. To hear other stories, I have shared so far, check them out on my website All Things Iceland.  How an Icelandic Fisherman Caught a Merman Many years ago, there was a farmer living in…

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The Dark Tale of the Tilberi: Iceland’s Milk-Stealing Folklore Creature

This is episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a Folklore story every Friday in 2024. How is a Tilberi Creature in Iceland formed? In the heart of Icelandic folklore, there exists a strange and eerie creature known as the *tilberi* in the north and the *snakkur* in the south…

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The Trolls Who Almost Changed Iceland’s Geography – Folklore Friday

This episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a folklore story every Friday in 2024. Why Trolls Tried to Make the Westfjords of Iceland an Island Centuries ago, in the wild and rugged land of Iceland, three mischievous trolls hatched a plan to reshape the landscape forever. Their goal? To…

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The Hidden Treasure Behind Skógafoss Waterfall – Folklore Friday

This episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a folklore story every Friday in 2024. Where is there treasure behind Skógafoss waterfall? In Icelandic Legends and Fairy Tales, 1862-64, Jón Árnason (1819–1888) added more details to the story of Þrasi Þórólfsson in Skógar. It is said that Þrasi buried a…

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