Aviator Charles Lindbergh visits Iceland EditorialOn August 15th, 1933, Charles Lindbergh and his wife Ann Morrow landed his seaplane at Videyjarsund next to...
Reykjavík Church EditorialA church is known to have stood at Reykjavík since before 1200. The oldest cartulary of Reykjavík Church...
Vikings and Settlement EditorialAt the time when the Irish had discovered Iceland and started regular sailings there, boatbuilding and skill in...
The first custom-built freezer vessel in Iceland EditorialBruarfoss, built-in 1927 was the first cargo ship constructed especially with freezing capabilities for the Icelandic company Eimskip....
Harbor construction Editorial in Reykjavik (1913-1917) The Reykjavik harbor construction was the most expensive construction Icelanders had undertaken. It included a...
Pourquoi-Pas EditorialIn September 1936, returning from the mission to Greenland to deliver scientific material, the ship Pourquoi-Pas IV stopped...
Garðhús and the Marchioness EditorialGarðhús c. 1946. To the left of the house is the Reykjavík Freezing Plant, and to the right...
Bókhlöðustígur, a street with its own story EditorialStöðlakot at Bókhlöðustígur 6 built by Jón Árnason the rich was built in 1872 and is probably the...
The Sheriff’s Garden from 1893 EditorialWhen Dr. Schierbeck left Iceland in 1893, he sold his house to town sheriff Halldór Daníelsson, together with...
Reykjavík Harbor and Aviation EditorialReykjavíkurhöfn is the cradle of aviation in Iceland. The first planes to fly over the sea to Iceland...
The flag incident EditorialThe flag incident became a pivotal moment in independence battle and Iceland became a sovereign state five years...
Breiðholt Editorial Just above Skógarsel street in Breiðholt is the farm mound of the farmstead of Breiðholt, from which...
The French Hospital Editorial Lindargata 51 The building here on the corner of Lindargata and Frakkastígur was built in 1902 by...
Grjótaþorp EditorialGrjótaþorp Grjótaþorp (Grjóti Village) derives its name from Grjóti, one of eight smallholdings on the estate of Reykjavík...
Sunnuhvoll EditorialSunnuhvoll farm, bottom centre, in 1930. Above the farm we see Þór brewery at the corner of Rauðarárstígur...
Austurvöllur EditorialScottish sheep grasing on Austurvöllur in 1932. The importing of the sheep was an agricultural experiment of the...
Reykjahlíð EditorialIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries drainage of marshland began in Reykjavík territory. The drained land...
Bernhöftstorfan EditorialThe name Bernhöftstorfa (Bernhöft‘s Sward) is derived from the T.D. Bernhöft bakery, which stood in Bankastræti 2. Bernhöft‘s...
Arnarhóll EditorialIn modern times Arnarhóll is a recreational area and a venue for public events – here on National...
Fish drying grounds EditorialThe traditional way of drying fish in Iceland In the first half of the 20th century, when saltfish...
