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Beck Lecture on virgin martyrs and women worthies provokes haunting questions

Dr. Natalie M. Van Deusen came from the University of Alberta to give a talk on the depiction of women in documents like the Bible and in Icelandic poetry and the sagas. In her lecture, she reached far back, presenting material that I was unaware of in spite of the reading I had done about Vikings and Iceland over the centuries...

Snorri Plus alumnus to intern in Hofsós this summer

On David Johnson’s first trip to Iceland in 2009, he found himself sitting inside the quaint building that houses Vesturfarasetrið, the Icelandic Emigration Center in Hofsós, with historian Nelson Gerrard by his side helping him uncover previously undiscovered information about his ancestors. It was the highlight of the trip and an unforgettable experience that David says brought his family history to life like never before...

The Last of Its Kind attracts international attention

Háskóli Íslands – The latest issue of the esteemed scientific journal Science offers glowing reviews of the English edition of Gísli Pálsson’s book about the extinct great auk. Gísli is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Iceland. The book was recently released in the United States and Canada, and since then discussions have been under way regarding its publication in other countries around the world...

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