Icelandic Life
Literary roots and resilient spirit shape Icelandic identity today
Centuries of storytelling, a distinctive language, and a focus on independence define Iceland’s culture, from traditional sagas to its enduring social customs.
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Icelandic Life
From turf longhouses to concrete: Iceland’s changing architectural story
Iceland’s architecture reflects centuries of adaptation, Scandinavian influence and resourcefulness, from ancient turf houses to modern concrete designs.
Icelandic Life
Keldur’s turf houses offer a living link to Iceland’s earliest centuries
At Keldur in South Iceland, the traces of centuries-old habitation and volcanic upheaval combine in a landscape where history, architecture and nature are closely entwined.