Symposium On Old Norse Sagas Jenny Jochens, United States Gudrídr Thorbjarnardóttir Transmitter of Pagan culture and Christian Religion . Vésteinn Ólason, iceland Söguligr atburdr http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2000/00-072.html
Extractions: Public contact: (202) 707-8498 Two-Day Symposium on Old Norse Sagas To Be Held at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress and the Cornell University Library are sponsoring a scholarly symposium on Old Norse sagas at the Library of Congress on May 24 and 25, in the Mumford Room, sixth floor, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E. The symposium, "Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture," will feature five sessions presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Old Icelandic studies. The symposium is free and open to the public, but reservations are necessary by e-mail at fiskeref@cornell.edu or by telephone from the Library of Congress (202) 707-8498. Those desiring information on access for individuals with disabilities are asked to make their requests five working days in advance when contacting the organizers. The symposium will coincide with the opening at the Library of Congress of an exhibition, "
Iceland Books, Icelandic History (book Reviews) Terry G. Lacy Ring of Seasons iceland Its culture and History; Viðar Hreinsson The Complete Sagas of icelanders** - icelandic tales of Viking Age feuds http://dannyreviews.com/s/Iceland.html
Extractions: Iceland - Its Culture and History The University of Michigan Press 1998 Amazon A book review by Danny Yee Ring of Seasons is made up of more than thirty sections, most of which can stand alone. The longest are historical, collectively making up a continuous narrative history of Iceland, with separate treatment of some specialist topics. Interspersed among these are descriptions of events in the life of an imaginary modern Icelandic family, presented in the first person, and brief portions of myths, tales, and stories. The result offers variety not just in subject but in tone and form, and is an easy volume to browse. Lacy begins with an introduction to Iceland and Icelanders. This includes pieces on the national temperament ("above all else, Icelanders remain rampant individualists"), geology (Iceland sits right over the mid-Atlantic Ridge), weather, language, eddas and sagas , flora and fauna, and seafaring traditions, ending with an account of a winter feast. The remainder of Ring of Seasons is split up into four parts, one for each season, with the linear history of Iceland mapped onto the year.
Art By Country, Culture Or Region Over 2750 images. .,. iceland. icelandIC ART AND culture See icelandic Art. iceland.com. iceland Art, culture and Science. From the Embassy of iceland. . http://www.zeroland.co.nz/french_italian_german_art.html
Musik.is: Music Libraries And Databases In Iceland through the following addresses Hardcore (promotional site for Icelandic rock bands); Hugi.is Music; The Icelandic culture Net; http://www.musik.is/Sofn/sofne.html
Extractions: Here you will find listed the primary libraries and databases of interest with respect to Icelandic music . Few are directly accessible via the internet but that will surely change soon. The Arni Magnusson Institute and the National Museum of Iceland preserve much of the Icelandic cultural heritage in the form of sound recordings and manuscripts.
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Extractions: Sites: Christmas in Iceland E-zine on Icelandic yule, yuletide lads, yule food, stories, songs, links and photos. (Added: Fri Jun 06 2003) Iceland Bulletin Board Service provided by the Embassy of Iceland in Washington, D.C. (Added: Fri Jun 06 2003) Iceland History Article from Encyclopedia.com. (Added: Fri Jun 06 2003) Libraries in Iceland Directory of libraries connected to the internet.
Extractions: The development of the Iceland Genetic Database provides an entry point into considerations of some of the most essential social questions arising from new economic and technological changes in the global environment. On one level, there are very serious issues of privacy, competition, commercialization and individual rights that challenge or extend existing legal codes and social norms in very fundamental ways. On a higher level, the developments in Iceland provide a way to outline how global economic, social and technological trends shape and connect with local resources, needs and policies. This second aspect, that will be the considered here, is crucial exactly because it frames and establishes the lower level concerns as central social issues of the coming decades. Information technologies, both as a process and product, contain embedded social knowledge, and thus represent the construction of new social norms and institutions. However, the construction of such new social structures on the local level is intimately tied broader global trends. As such cases like Iceland demonstrate how information technologies like biotechnology are a mechanism for linking the local and global. This is not to downplay the concerns of rights and access that characterize the majority of local debates around biotechnology and genetics in general. However, focusing on the broader issues helps elaborate on how these more specific issues are defined by and a part of a more basic restructuring of social relationships within an information-driven environment.
- Iceland's Culture Clash - iceland s culture Clash -. Source The Christian Science Monitor. Vestmannaeyjar, iceland. May 31, 2000. May 25, 2000. Keiko On His First Ocean Walk! http://members.tripod.com/~lovewhales/Iceland.html
Extractions: But his guardians, members of the Ocean Futures environmental group, would prefer Keiko ignored the visitors. As part of an effort to reintroduce him to the wild Icelandic waters, where he was caught more than two decades ago, the group must weaken Keiko's bonds with humans. Ironically, the country hosting and coddling this celebrity orca whale is at the vanguard of a huge push to legalize commercial whale hunting. Whales have been hunted for centuries here and are cherished not as individuals, but for their lean red steaks. orcas have never been hunted here, but Keiko is one of several captured for the aquarium trade. "Whales are a renewable resource that we want to manage and harvest in a sustainable manner," says Johann Sigurjonsson, a whale fishery scientist and director of the Marine Research Institute in Reykjavik. "We don't accept that some animals in the ecosystem are holier than others."
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Extractions: Voigt Travel Superimposed on Iceland's rugged terrain is a resilient and independent culture, fashioned over the years by the descendants of the farmers and warriors who fled the tyranny of medieval Scandinavia. Their flight to a new and empty country resulted in the building of sturdy settlements and farms, and the beginning of a rich literary tradition dominated by the sagas - fact-based accounts of struggles, battles, heroics, religion and occupations - which are considered the finest of all Western medieval works. The country has also thrown up some significant contributors to modern literature, with Halldór Laxness, Iceland's best known writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. Traditional music - usually cowboy songs and tear-jerking lullabies - remains popular, while giddy international success has greeted the Sugarcubes' former lead singer, Björk. Although Iceland is officially Christian, the ancient Norse religion known as Ásatrú is gaining popularity, not only as a novelty but as an officially recognised sect. A sheep farmer revived Ásatrú in the 1970s; it focuses on the natural forces and the harmony of nature represented by the ancient gods. Tourist Information Culture History Myvatn ... Company Profile
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Extractions: During the struggle for independence, Iceland followed the rest of Europe in its attempt to build a national culture. As in Scandinavia and Europe, there was great interest in collecting and preserving folklore from the countryside. In this period, the manuscripts of the famous Icelandic sagas were found being used as shirt patterns and recycled in other ways. Scholars rescued and collected them. These scholars began to study the manuscripts, standardize the spellings and versions, and prepare and publish standard editions. Along with these efforts there was a drive to purify the Icelandic language of the influences of Danish and other languages. The independence movement developed the idea of a pure Icelandic language preserved in the countryside, a folk wisdom preserved in the folklore, and a continuous oral tradition going back to the first settlement. Many Icelanders even have names that are the same as those of the famous characters of the saga times.
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Extractions: Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, deCODE genetics is a population-based genomics company conducting research into the inherited causes of common diseases. Being situated in Iceland has certain advantages for the company. The Icelandic population, with its relative genetic homogeneity, extensive genealogical records and high-quality healthcare system, provides the resources to identify genes associated with a multitude of diseases.
