Náttúrusögur
Skoffín, skuggabaldur og urðarköttur
According to Icelandic lore, a skoffín is a terrifying monster hatched from a rooster's egg. When a rooster grows exceptionally old, it is said to lay a single egg, which...
Skoffín, skuggabaldur og urðarköttur
According to Icelandic lore, a skoffín is a terrifying monster hatched from a rooster's egg. When a rooster grows exceptionally old, it is said to lay a single egg, which...
Guð borgar fyrir hrafninn
While traveling home to the Staðarstaður estate from the trading post at Búðir, a man stumbled upon a freshly caught lumpsucker fish. He scooped it up, tossed it into his...
Guð borgar fyrir hrafninn
While traveling home to the Staðarstaður estate from the trading post at Búðir, a man stumbled upon a freshly caught lumpsucker fish. He scooped it up, tossed it into his...
Hrappsnes
During one of his many journeys through Borgarfjörður, Bishop Guðmundur stopped at the Reykholt estate to rest for a few nights. He traveled with a large entourage, which included a...
Hrappsnes
During one of his many journeys through Borgarfjörður, Bishop Guðmundur stopped at the Reykholt estate to rest for a few nights. He traveled with a large entourage, which included a...
Jón tíkargjóla og stökkullinn
There was once a fiercely brave seaman named Jón who went by the colorful nickname Tíkargjóla, which translates roughly to "The Stiff-Breeze." He earned this moniker because whenever his crew...
Jón tíkargjóla og stökkullinn
There was once a fiercely brave seaman named Jón who went by the colorful nickname Tíkargjóla, which translates roughly to "The Stiff-Breeze." He earned this moniker because whenever his crew...
Skrýmslin í Lagarfljóti
The monstrous creatures inhabiting the deep waters of Lagarfljót have been sighted many times throughout history, but never more frequently than during the strange years of 1749 and 1750. During...
Skrýmslin í Lagarfljóti
The monstrous creatures inhabiting the deep waters of Lagarfljót have been sighted many times throughout history, but never more frequently than during the strange years of 1749 and 1750. During...
Ormsbæli
Just east of the island of Papey lies a flat, rocky skerry known as Ormsbæli, or the Worm's Lair. According to local lore, this desolate outcrop was once the home...
Ormsbæli
Just east of the island of Papey lies a flat, rocky skerry known as Ormsbæli, or the Worm's Lair. According to local lore, this desolate outcrop was once the home...
Lífsteinar
Once, while traveling on official business, Bishop Oddur Einarsson spent the night at the Kalmanstunga estate. It happened to be the eve of Jónsmessa (Midsummer Night)—a time when the veil...
Lífsteinar
Once, while traveling on official business, Bishop Oddur Einarsson spent the night at the Kalmanstunga estate. It happened to be the eve of Jónsmessa (Midsummer Night)—a time when the veil...
Hvalurinn
Olavius says thus: "In the year 1775, during the night between July 23rd and 24th, I went by boat out of Veiðileysufjörður in fog and thick weather, and this lasted...
Hvalurinn
Olavius says thus: "In the year 1775, during the night between July 23rd and 24th, I went by boat out of Veiðileysufjörður in fog and thick weather, and this lasted...
Krummasaga
In Vatnsdalur in the north, it is said that several farms have been destroyed by landslides falling from the Vatnsdalur Mountain. Among these farms was one called Gullberastaðir. The farmer's...
Krummasaga
In Vatnsdalur in the north, it is said that several farms have been destroyed by landslides falling from the Vatnsdalur Mountain. Among these farms was one called Gullberastaðir. The farmer's...
Mál er að mæla
On New Year's Eve, many strange things happen. One of them is that cows then speak in human language and converse with one another. Once, a man lay out in...
Mál er að mæla
On New Year's Eve, many strange things happen. One of them is that cows then speak in human language and converse with one another. Once, a man lay out in...