Virtually Virtual Iceland
Links to other sites with information on Iceland

The indefatigable Ed Jackson of Canada has put together several
MUST VIEW pages for those who are interested in Iceland
A Collection of Icelandic Photographs
Excellent photos from Iceland
Presented in a new manner and new photos added
19th Century Iceland
A MUST - Lithos and commentaries
from travelers to Iceland in the past century and
A Gallery of 19th Century Icelandic Landscape Art
Photographs of Iceland on the World Wide Web
Links to sites featuring photos from the Top of the World
Variations on a Theme
Your host's mutilation of one of Ed Jackson's photographs from Iceland
Can also be sent as Electronic Postcards

Lunar Landscape - Photos from Iceland
Donna S. Duncan has VERY good photos from Iceland
Daniel Bergmann has wonderful photos of Icelandic Landscape and Wildlife
A Swede of Icelandic descent: Iceland - The Country of Fire and Ice

The Icelandic National League of North America
Icelanders in the US of A and Canada
or West-Icelanders as they are called back home in Iceland
Have a look - there might be an Icelander next door
Icelandic River Heritage Sites
Worth a very careful look - There is some fantastic work being done to preserve the Icelandic Heritage in Canada - Worthy of your support
Lögberg-Heimskringla - Icelandic language weekly published in Canada
Where my father worked in 1919 and 1920, so pay them a visit
Samkoma - A meeting place for Icelandic & Western-Icelandic connections

Nordic Mythology
The Nordic Mythology through the eyes of Snorri Sturluson
The entries in The Encyclopaedia Mythica are also worth a look
Bridget Herrera's Germanic Mythology Page
The Norse Mythlogy Web Page of Nicole Cherry
A spear throwing Pipe Dream of Nordic Creation

The Icelandic Sagas
Egill Skallagrímsson, one of the great Icelandic Saga characters
Heimskringla, Snorri Sturluson's stories of Norse Kings and Icelanders
Snorri's Most Famous Line in the Literature of the world
And do not forget to check other Sagas
Brennu-Njáls saga - The Saga of Burnt Njall,
Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar - The Saga of Grettir the Strong
and Kormáks saga - The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald

The Vikings
The Vikings: "They Got Here First, But Why Didn't They Stay?"

Stofnun Sigurðar Nordal
An institute of the Icelandic culture and language
Links to sites around the world interested in things Icelandic

The Runes of the Vikings
Common writing form of Northern Europe a millennium ago
You can download a Futhark Rune Font here
Try reading your fortune casting the Runes on-line
Have a look at The Runes and Pronunciation of Icelandic vowels

Glíma
Glíma - the Wrestling of the Vikings - Iceland's national sport
Brought to you straight from Denmark

Antique Maps of Iceland
Icelandic Maps from the Dark Ages up to the turn of this century.
From The University of Iceland. Zoom in and see the old Iceland.

Icelandic Geography
Photos of the some of the most popular tourist sites in Iceland,
a must for all prospective visitors to the Moon
The Weather is always a good topic for conversation
Find out the weather right NOW in Iceland

Jón Sigurðsson
The Icelandic George Washington, Lajos Kossuth, Our Freedom Hero

Jónas Hallgrímsson
"The most important and influential Icelandic poet of modern times"

Jóhann Svarfdælingur
The tallest man in Iceland and surroundings - in his time

Reykjavík
The Capital City of Iceland, short flashes of information

How others see us
A very original look at Iceland: Iceland in the Carribean
Úlfar Erlingsson An Icelander in the States looks at his home country
The Icelandic economy and the fishing industry from Ingvar Níelsson
And have a look at Ingvar's views on the European Union

How to get to Iceland
Icelandair will get you safely to Iceland
and even back home - if you do not want to stay
The Icelandic Embassy - The Visa you don't need, and lots more
When you arrive you will need a roof over your head
And when you get here you must rent a car if you want to see the sights
which should include Jólahúsið - Iceland's House of Christmas

Icelandic Art
Elísabet Stacy-Hurley invites you to "Walk around and have a look
at my paintings of Iceland - my ancestral home"
Visit Birgitta's Womb of Creation - Cyber Art at it's best
The National Gallery of Iceland - Drop in for a visit

Trade Council of Iceland
If you are interested in Icelandic Produce, this is a must
If you are not, you could be the first on your block to find out who exports Whelk

Virtually Virtual Iceland
Keeper of the Flame, or "Who is to blame for all this"
A small thank you to past visitors