Icelandic Life
Archaeology meets legend at Reykjavík’s Settlement Exhibition
Hidden beneath city streets, the Settlement Exhibition presents Viking Age ruins dating to around the year 871 and reveals the earliest days of life in Reykjavík.
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Icelandic Life
Kolkuós: an ancient harbour and trading site shaped by the sea
Kolkuós in Skagafjörður once played a formative role in Icelandic trade and settlement. Today, archaeological discoveries reveal its vibrant medieval past, now threatened by erosion.
Icelandic Life
Neðri-Ás and Iceland’s earliest traces of Christianity in Hjaltadalur
This quiet farm in northern Iceland witnessed the country’s first church, early graves, and the arrival of English timber before the official conversion to Christianity.