An Icelandic archaeologist believes that Gaelic-speaking settlers from Ireland and Scotland had a profound impact on Iceland's language, landscape, and literature. Thorvaldur Fridriksson's new book ...

If you've browsed a dusty old Viking saga and thought you’d need a full translation or an ancient rune decoder to make sense of it, then you’re not alone. However, on the island of Iceland, something ...

1. There is no letter C in Icelandic. Icelanders call Iceland “Islands”. 2. The Icelandic word for “computer” is “tölva”, which is formed from tala (number) and “völva” (prophetess). So it means ...