15 Jan 2017Ever wondered about this frightening food like fermented shark and pickled sheep head jam used to shock tourists? Here's some insight from a local, who absolutely loves this food.
26 Jan 2016Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, high chieftain of the pagan Ásatrú religion in Iceland spoke to Iceland Monitor about the origins of the traditional Þorrablót festival, taking place all over the country for the next couple of weeks.
22 Jan 2016Today is the first day of Þorri (pronounced ‘Thorri’), one of the twelve months of the old Icelandic calendar. The day is known as ‘bóndadagur’, a day set aside for pampering ‘the man of the house’.
21 Oct 2015The year was split into twelve months of thirty days each (total 360 days), the extra days being gathered into a small extra in what is now late July.
23 Jan 2015Today is bóndadagur in Iceland, a day which can be translated to both farmer's day or farmer's day and it heralds the beginning of the Þorri winter season. This is a time in which Icelanders gather to enjoy Icelandic food which is pickled, putrefied or smoked according to old tradition.
12 Jan 2015Icelandic microbrewery Steðji is producing a new beer, Hvalur 2, for the winter month of Þorri. The beer is flavoured with the testicle of fin whales who, according to old Icelandic traditions have been salted and then smoked using horse manure. A whole testicle is used for each brewing.
