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Nanna In Full Bloom: A Solo Exploration Of Solitude And Botany
2023年5月5日 · After moving to Reykjavík around the age of 20, Nanna worked at a video rental shop while studying at the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts. It was then that Nanna met Ragnar Þórhallsson, who introduced her to her future OMAM bandmates just in time for that fateful Músíktilraunir. “Something clicked,” she tells me.
Icelandic Traditional Hand Knitted Wool Sweaters - Grapevine Store
Lopapeysa - Icelandic Traditional Hand Knitted Wool Sweaters. All wool sweaters sold at our store are hand knitted in Iceland from Icelandic wool that is ethically taken from live sheep in spring. That way they are lighter and can better enjoy the "freedom" in the summer in the Icelandic highlands. The wool grows during their time roaming free ...
Being Black In Iceland: An Interview With Jewells Chambers
2019年1月4日 · Photo by. Jewells Chambers. Tweet. Jewells Chambers is originally from Brooklyn, moved to Iceland in 2016, and has been very busy since then. She manages the website From Foreign To Familiar and runs the All Things Iceland podcast. A YouTube video she published with friend Tabitha Laker last September, “Living in Iceland as a Black Person ...
Ask An Expert: What Is Traditional Icelandic Music?
2023年11月13日 · An important record of the history of Icelandic folk music is the collection compiled by the priest and composer Bjarni Þorsteinsson in the early 20th century. This collection includes all kinds of music, from lullabies to game songs to drinking songs, dance ballads, church music and songs about folk characters like Grýla.
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir: There’s No Such Thing As An Innocent Text
2019年6月7日 · The book’s message, Auður emphasises, is one of freedom. “It’s a book about liberty, the need for liberty and the search for beauty,” she says. It then dives into what beauty is, specifically, within Iceland. “You know, the meaning of beauty in a society that organises beauty contests,” she says with a small smile.
Life — The Reykjavik Grapevine
What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.
From Iceland — Ask A Linguist: Why Is Icelandic Such A Difficult ...
2018年7月12日 · This is why we asked Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, a Professor for Icelandic at the University of Iceland, what makes Icelandic such a difficult language to learn. Icelandic is not more difficult than most other languages, but the level of difficulty depends on your mother tongue and other languages you have been exposed to.
Made In Iceland: A Look Inside Iceland’s 120-Year-Old Wool Industry
2017年3月10日 · Guðjón Kristinsson is the managing director of Ístex. “Wool production is a 120-year-old industry in Iceland,” he explains. “Ístex started 25 years ago, after the previous wool company, Álafoss, went bankrupt. Álafoss started in 1896 and had 200 employees, trading with Europe and the Soviet Union. There were 2000 people working in ...
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