Posts Tagged ‘Icelandic Literature’
Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir’s First Novella Is Released
Sögu Ríkari, Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir’s First Novella Is Released By Jenna Grace Sciuto On the eve of June 17th, Icelandic National Day (Gleðilegan þjóðhátíðardag!), a crowd gathered at the Penninn Eymundsson bookstore on Skólavörðustígur in Reykjavík. We had joined together to toast the release of Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir’s new book and first novella, Sögu Ríkari…
Read MoreSagas and Archeology-INLUS Webinar
Vinland Remains: An Icelandic Legacy Two Medieval Icelandic Sagas tell of a land to the west of Iceland, known today as North America. This lecture will recount the adventures of characters such as Erik the Red, Leif the Lucky, and Gudrid the Far Traveled, while comparing the saga stories with the archaeological evidence. The Viking…
Read MoreAuthor’s Corner-Nola’s Icelandic Adventure Author’s Talk
Watch Author’s Corner Webinar With Emil Gretarsson Live on December 2, 2025. In her first book in The Tails of Nola series, Nola found her fur-ever home and settled in with her human family. Now the family, with Nola, is on their way to explore Iceland. Join Nola as she explores this beautiful island in…
Read MoreIntersecting Worlds-Author’s Corner With Jenna Grace Sciuto
Intersecting Worlds – Iceland and the U.S. South Professor of English, Jenna Grace Sciuto PhD, is the author of Intersecting Worlds which explores colonialist themes in Icelandic and U.S. Southern literature. Examining the work of twentieth-century Icelandic novelists, including Halldór Laxness, Svava Jakobsdóttir, Guðbergur Bergsson, and Fríða Áslaug Sigurðardóttir and U.S. Southern writers, like William Faulkner, Gayl…
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