Viking explorer Leif Erikson is remembered with a large statue in front of the landmark church Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thanks to famous tales of discovery involving the likes of Erik ...
Archaeologists have unearthed what may be the oldest Viking settlement in Iceland. The ancient longhouse is thought to be a summer settlement built in the 800s, decades before seafaring refugees are ...
Adjacent to the actual archeological site is a replica of Erik the Red s house where Leif Erikson was born, Eiriksstadir. Paul Ross Iceland has suddenly become the place to go, and most visitors ...
The Viking connection is big business for Iceland. While there have been no Viking ship excavations as in Norway or any runestones found as in Sweden, Iceland still has plenty to draw those with an ...
I’ve been following the Iceland football/soccer team even before it amazed fans at the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament, which is currently underway in France. Not too long ago, Iceland was one of the ...
Our eagerness is palpable as my partner and I undertake an expedition to Iceland in August, usually a warm month with average daily temperatures of 50-59°F. We have fished our way down many rivers on ...
Iceland's viking clap: A fan celebration that will be copied the world over. Credit: Getty Images Iceland may have been knocked out Sunday after a heroic effort at the 2016 Euro soccer competition, ...
Iceland’s archaeological record doesn’t betray much about the how Vikings honored and disposed of their dead. Just a few hundred Viking-age graves have been found on the island-nation, despite the ...
I've been following the Iceland football/soccer team even before it amazed fans at the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament, which is currently underway in France. Not too long ago, Iceland was one of the ...