They settled vast swaths of land and according to the sagas were the first permanent settlers of Iceland. Although Norse sagas are full of promising detail and exciting adventure, they were ...

A landmark new history of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to a unique and celebrated body of medieval writing. Chapters by internationally recognized ...

Visitor numbers to Iceland have dipped slightly, but fresh volcanic activity has created a macabre attraction in the ...

A team of researchers found the remains of the “Well-man” from an 800-year-old Norse saga and used ancient DNA analysis to reconstruct who he was.

We welcome cutting-edge approaches that seek to engage with all of medieval Scandinavia: not only Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden but also regions of the world that were part of the Norse universe ...

Much less is known about Viking navigation methods on the high seas, although one of the Icelandic sagas—narratives of Norse history and legends written in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries ...

Although natural attractions tend to dominate tourist itineraries, Iceland's allure isn't just in its raw natural beauty. This is a land in which Norse sagas meet 21st-century lifestyle ...

used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island. These pre-Christian myths recorded in medieval Iceland expound an indigenous Icelandic theory on volcanism that revolves ...

Despite less daylight and cooler climes, Iceland in winter has plenty to capture a tourist’s attention with everything just a ...

The Eddas are the most treasured elements of Icelandic literature. Written on animal skins and preserved by the Árni Magnússon Institute, the famous chronicles of Norse mythology will have a new ...

Researchers say the discovery matched "very well" with a story documented in a historical text known as the Sverris Saga.

You may even pass Icelandic horses or spot puffins while ... an experience that feels like you're slipping through the pages of an epic Norse saga, emerging to find a secret passage to a world ...