Daily Dispatch

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  • How to Eat Like a Viking: Rotten Shark and Other Icelandic Cuisine

    How to Eat Like a Viking: Rotten Shark and Other Icelandic Cuisine

    Iceland is notorious for its absurd foods, one of which is internationally known as hákarl. You may have heard of this, but to recap, here’s…

  • An Hour in Isafjordur

    An Hour in Isafjordur

    Yesterday, it was supposed to snow. It did not, though the temperatures and wind clearly wanted to. After chores at 7am, I mowed the second…

  • Icelandic Huldufolk: Even the Rocks Have Eyes

    Icelandic Huldufolk: Even the Rocks Have Eyes

    Until the late 10th century, Iceland was home to murderous, seafaring, bloodthirsty Vikings. Around that time the less bloodthirsty and more romantic Vikings took to writing…

  • Viking Ruins

    Tonight, Nonni and Elsa took us on a drive after supper. I was so exhausted from having (a) mended fences and (b) pushed a lawnmower…