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Photographer documents Icelandic sheep gatherings in new book
Anna Fjóla Gísladóttir has photographed around 700 réttir, the traditional autumn sheep round-ups, capturing their significance for rural communities across Iceland.
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Icelandic Life
Seyluhreppur’s rural legacy and changing life in north Iceland
Once a farming centre held together by small communities and historic churches, Seyluhreppur’s character has evolved as it became part of Skagafjörður in 1998.
Icelandic Life
The Icelandic chicken, a hardy landrace with Viking roots
For over a thousand years, the Icelandic chicken has adapted to the island’s harsh conditions, maintaining rare genetic diversity and unique traits shared by few chicken breeds worldwide.
Icelandic Life
From mountain valleys to unification: the history of Skefilsstaðahreppur
On Iceland’s Skagi peninsula, Skefilsstaðahreppur’s story stretches from cattle-based economies and mountain passes to becoming part of Skagafjörður.
Icelandic Life
Þorgils gjallandi: a self-taught voice challenging Icelandic norms
Born Jón Stefánsson by Lake Mývatn, Þorgils gjallandi’s unvarnished fiction grappled with social conventions and human nature within turn-of-the-century rural Iceland.