View on Iceland: Medieval Sagas, Travel and Viking Wrestling

Once you finished browsing Iceland Monitor’s wide selection of news , events and features , you might like to have a look at some other Iceland-related material from around the world that we shall be collecting for you weekly.

1. ‘Guide to the classics: the Icelandic saga’ – The Conversation

Australian scholar Margaret Clunies Ross gives an overview of the great literary legacy of the medieval Icelanders – the sagas. Find out obout the origins, styles and literary signifance of Icelandic writing in the early centuries of the country’s history.

Read Guide to the classics: the Icelandic saga, by Margaret Clunies Ross

2. ‘ Iceland: Wild and styled under the Northern Lights ’ – The Washington Times

If you’re a beginner to Iceland or are perhaps planning your first trip here, this guide is a very useful starting point. Lots of general information about Iceland and tips on what to do and what to see around the country.

Read Iceland: Wild and styled under the Northern Lights, by Lark Gould

3. ‘ Glíma, the Martial Arts System used by the Vikings ’ – Spangenhelm

Norse combat was not all about clubs and axes. The Vikings also developed a martial arts self-defence system – known as ‘glíma’ – which has survived though to the present day in Nordic countries, including Iceland.

Read Glíma, the Martial Arts System used by the Vikings, by Njord Kane

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