Icelandic Life
Íslendingabók offers a measured window onto Iceland’s earliest centuries
Written by Ari Þorgilsson in the early 1100s, the Book of Icelanders has shaped our understanding of settlement, society and belief on the island.
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Icelandic Life
How deCODE genetics turned Iceland’s heritage into a model for precision medicine
Founded in Reykjavík in 1996, deCODE genetics built on Iceland’s unique population history and vast genealogical records to drive global advances in human genetics.
Icelandic Life
Íslendingabók: the digital family tree mapping the ancestry of a nation
Using centuries of records, Íslendingabók connects almost every Icelander, past and present, through a searchable web of genealogical data. The project reflects deep cultural roots and a national passion for ancestry.