The Age of the Sturlungs was the most violent period in Icelandic history.  But it also produced beautiful art. Here I examine the relationship between bishop Guðmundur the Good and the chieftain Kolbeinn Tumason.

Iceland has thirteen Yule-Lads, a cat which eats children, strange songs and a long colorful history of celebrating Jól.

Björk has a version of the song about the Yule-Cat.

A choir singing about Yule-Lads and their mother Grýla.

A word you hear again and again in Iceland is þing but what does it really mean and what is its history? We take a journey through the ages of Iceland to figure it out.

This is the story of Reykjavík but also about how Iceland was discovered.

In the north of Iceland there is valley called Svarfaðardalur. It has long history, beautiful scenery and great stories. From the ghosts of the Sagas to the impoverished children of the early twentieth centuries.

You should see a black and white photo, taken by my grandfather Guðmar Gunnlaugsson (1913-2002) of Jóhann Kristinn Pétursson while they were at hospital together in Akureyri.