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Et besøg hos en gammel ven, der nu er indlagt på psykiatrisk afdeling, ender i en dramatisk flugt gennem Island, til de allernordligste egne, det isolerede Kolbeinsø. En mand beslutter sig for at besøge sin ven på psykiatrisk hospital, og deres venskab blomstrer op igen. Men de bliver konstant afbrudt af den ledende sygeplejerske på stedet, som ihærdigt prøver at holde vennerne adskilt. De beslutter sig for at flygte, kun for at finde ud af at den vrede sygeplejerske forfølger dem. Flugten bliver til en intens jagt, og de ender med at overmande sygeplejersken. Flugten væk fra civilisationen bliver mere og mere udfordrende, og de to venner må søge tilflugt i fjerntliggende egne, begiver sig mod det nordligste nord, mod den afsidesliggende Kolbeinsø – hele tiden med den vrede sygeplejerske som rejsefælle.

This pocket-sized travel guide to Reykjavík is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around the destination. It covers top attractions like the Blue Lagoon, as well as hidden gems, including the Icelandic Punk Museum. Our Reykjavík guide book will save you time and enhance your exploration of this fascinating city. This Reykjavík travel guide has been fully updated post-COVID-19. This Mini Rough Guide to Reykjavík covers: Hallgrimskirkja and around; Laugavegur: the main shopping street; The Culture House and Harpa; Austurvollur and Aoastraeti; Tjornin and around; The harbours and the sea; Grandi; Eastwards to Laugardalur; Perlan, Oskjuhlio and Nautholsvik; Seltjarnarnes; Greater Reykjavík; Day trips by bus; Day trips by plane.In this guide book to Reykjavík you will find: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER Experiences selected for every kind of trip to Reykjavík from cultural explorations in the National Museum of Iceland, to family activities in child-friendly places like Arbaejarsafn Open-Air Museum or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like the Blue Lagoon.TOP TEN ATTRACTIONSThis Reykjavík travel guide covers the destination's top ten attractions not to miss, including Hallgrimskirkja, Harpa, and Old Harbor, and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions.COMPACT FORMATCompact, concise, and packed with essential information, with a sharp design and colour-coded sections, this guide book to Reykjavík is the perfect on-the-move companion when you're exploring Reykjavík.HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTSIncludes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture of Reykjavík.WHAT TO DODetailed description of entertainment, shopping, nightlife, festivals and events, and children's activities.PRACTICAL MAPSHandy colour maps on the inside cover flaps of this travel guide to Reykjavík will help you find your way around.PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATIONPractical information on eating out, including a handy glossary and detailed restaurant listings, as well as a comprehensive A-Z of travel tips on everything from getting around to health and tourist information.STRIKING PICTURESInspirational colour photography throughout.FREE EBOOK Free eBook download with every purchase of this Reykjavík guide book to access all content from your phone or tablet for on-the-road exploration.

Drawn by the natural beauty, rich literary tradition, and charming eccentricities of the island nation, two lifelong friends journey across Iceland

One girl missing. Another found dead. Only one detective can solve this case.'One of the greats of modern crime fiction' Sunday TimesWhen a young woman known for drug smuggling goes missing, her elderly grandparents have no choice but to call the retired Detective Konrád.Still looking for his own father's murderer, Konrád agrees to investigate the case.But digging into the past reveals more than he set out to discover, and a strange connection to a little girl who drowned in the Reykjavík city pond decades ago recaptures everyone's attention.A brilliant, chilling tale of broken dreams and children who have nowhere to turn.'The undisputed king of the Icelandic thriller' Guardian'An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' Harlan Coben

Finnur Jónssons store litteraturhistorie - oprindeligt udgivet under titlen Den old-norske og oldislandske litteraturs historie - er den hidtil mest omfattende historie over den norrøne litteratur. Trebindsværket beskriver den norsk-islandske littera-turs udvikling fra vikingetid til middelalder. Tredje bind, der dækker sidste del af 1100-1300-tallet og perioden 1300-1550, har fokus på slægtssagaer, og konge-sagaer, men beskriver også udviklingen af lovtekster, videnskabelige tekster, religi-øs litteratur, rimedigtning m.m. Alt sammen sat ind i den rette historiske kontekst. Denne udgave af værket er et fotografisk genoptryk af andenudgaven fra 1923-24.

Finnur Jónssons store litteraturhistorie - oprindeligt udgivet under titlen Den old-norske og oldislandske litteraturs historie - er den hidtil mest omfattende historie over den norrøne litteratur. Trebindsværket beskriver den norsk-islandske littera-turs udvikling fra vikingetid til middelalder. Andet bind, der beskæftiger sig med perioden 1100-1300, gennemgår de skjaldekvad, som hører til dette tidsrum. Herefter følger første del af en omfattende og systematisk gennemgang af saga-litteraturen. - Denne udgave af værket er et fotografisk genoptryk af andenudgaven fra 1923.

Finnur Jónssons store litteraturhistorie - oprindeligt udgivet under titlen Den old-norske og oldislandske litteraturs historie - er den hidtil mest omfattende historie over den norrøne litteratur. Trebindsværket beskriver den norsk-islandske littera-turs udvikling fra vikingetid til middelalder. Første bind, der dækker perioden 800-1100, giver en grundig gennemgang af eddadigten og de skjaldekvad, som hører til dette tidsrum. Den historiske baggrund for digtningens opståen beskrives ligesom en række skjalde portrætteres. - Denne udgave af værket er et fotografisk genoptryk af andenudgaven fra 1920.

"Dybt foruroligende" The Guardian"Vidunderligt underligt" The Daily Mail"Fremragende" Irish TimesSheila Armstrongs noveller begynder i det dagligdags, mens noget fascinerende og foruroligende langsomt men sikkert siver frem mellem linjerne.Sheila Armstrong er forfatter og redaktør fra det nordvestlige Irland; det er det store forlag Bloomsbury, der har udgivet hendes debut i UK, og ganske usædvanligt allerede indgået en "two-book-deal". Armstrong har fået publiceret historier i bl.a. Best European Fiction og The Stinging Fly. Hendes kommende debutroman, stadig uden titel, udkommer i dansk oversættelse i foråret 2024.

Hjalti lider af kærestesorg. Og af angst. Og af tvangstanker. Efter kæresten Anna forlod ham, er han røget ned i et sort hul, som han har svært ved at komme op af. Han har ikke sovet ordentligt i ugevis. Da han går op for at klage over overboens støj, bliver han inviteret til en healende ceremoni i en såkaldt Kakaoklub. Selvom Hjalti synes, det lyder tosset, er han så desperat efter at få det bedre, at han vælger at deltage. Den intense rene kakao fra Guatemala har en overraskende positiv effekt på Hjalti, og før han ved af det, er han på vej sammen med resten af Kakaoklubben til Islands mest isolerede område på en healingtur. I den overjordisk smukke nationalpark blandt gletsjere og sandsletter viser det sig hurtigt, at kakaoklubbens dominerende leder ikke mener, at parkens regler gælder for dem, og gruppen kommer hurtigt på kant med stedets personale – og hinanden. Turen bliver helt anderledes, end Hjalti havde forventet. I Kakaokulten sætter Gudrún Brjánsdóttir sin egen generation under lup med både sort humor, ømhed, indsigt og tåkrummende nøjagtighed. Romanens hovedperson, Hjalti, er selvoptaget, klimatynget, sandhedsfornægtende, angst, OCD-ramt, passiv og konfliktsky – alligevel kan man ikke lade være med at holde af ham, for Hjalti er god nok, inderst inde. Lige som mange andre søger han efter den flimrende, lunefulde lykke.

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Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in Iceland provides real-world case studies of how institutions approach governance and ethics in a country where one organization's actions often have a massive ripple effect throughout the entire nation.

"From winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize and the Icelandic Literary Prize, Auºur Ava âOlafsdâottir, comes a dazzling novel about a family of midwives set in the run-up to Christmas in Iceland. In the days leading up to Christmas, Dâomhildur delivers her 1,922nd baby. Beginnings and endings are her family trade; she comes from a long line of midwives on her mother's side and a long line of undertakers on her father's. She even lives in the apartment that she inherited from her grandaunt, a midwife with a unique reputation for her unconventional methods. As a terrible storm races towards Reykjavâik, Dâomhildur discovers decades worth of letters and manuscripts hidden amongst her grandaunt's clutter. Fielding calls from her anxious meteorologist sister and visits from her curious new neighbor, Dâomhildur escapes into her grandaunt's archive and discovers strange and beautiful reflections on birth, death, and human nature. With her singular warmth and humor, in Animal Life âOlafsdâottir gives us a beguiling novel that comes direct from the depths of an Icelandic winter, full of hope for spring"--

The Icelandic nation has a long and rich history of storytelling. Throughout centuries characterized by hardship, poverty, and dark winters, the Icelanders kept their spirits high and moral values intact by telling each other stories. In this collection of 15 Icelandic folk legends, we get a glimpse of the worldview of the Icelanders in centuries past as they endeavored to understand and cope with the natural phenomena around them. There are stories of malicious ghosts, outlaws living in carved-out boulders, hidden people residing in grassy knolls, trolls that are tripped up by their own stupidity, and much more. In addition, there is one story exemplifying a fairy tale motif that scholars have discovered to be unique to Iceland: that of the good stepmother (The Story of Himinbjörg). Throughout we get a powerful sense of the Icelanders' beliefs, values, and fears, as well as their strong need to cling to all that was pure and good. While this is the first time the book appears in electronic form, 12 of the stories were previously published in physical form on two separate occasions. The book has been out of print for about four years. In the digital edition, an introduction has been added, as well as a "field guide" to the various apparitions that appear in the book, and three more stories. What you will read about in Icelandic Folk Legends: - The kvöldvaka-effectively a national institution, responsible for the full literacy of an impoverished nation- Icelandic folk stories and the world: how various well-known folk tales became "Icelandicized"- Apparitions in Icelandic folk stories: elves, trolls, outlaws, and hidden people- How you knew you were dealing with a ghost, and the one word ghosts absolutely could not say- The wrath of the hidden folk (how to piss off an elf>Icelandic Folk Legends is a vivid portrait of pre-20th century Iceland-as much in terms of living conditions and landscape as of imagination, values, and belief. ... Each tale speaks to deep psychological issues-whether it be the lust for power (in þorgeir's Bull), loss and humiliation (The Vanished Bride), betrayal (Hagridden), the trickeries of the Devil (Satan Takes a Wife), fear of ghosts (The Deacon of Myrká Church), or the benevolence of the supernatural (The Outlaw on Kiduvallafjall Mountain)-but at the heart of each of these adventures lie the human choices that dictate outcomes. - Tobias Munthe, The Reykjavík Grapevine

Iceland in centuries past was a formidable place to live. Situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the edge of the inhabitable world, the nation was both isolated and abjectly poor. Centuries of colonization translated into oppression and subjugation from the colonial overlords, and a hostile climate and repeated natural disasters meant that mere survival was a challenge to even the hardiest of souls. In these 50 miniature essays, Alda Sigmundsdottir writes about the Icelanders in centuries past in a light and humorous way, yet never without admiration and respect for the resilience and strength they showed in coping with conditions of adversity that are barely imaginable today. Their ways of interacting with the natural world are described, as are their sometimes tragic, sometimes ingenious, means of dealing with maltreatment and injustice from the church and other rulers. These forms of oppression include a trade monopoly imposed by Denmark that lasted nearly two centuries, a ban on dancing that lasted for a similar length of time, the forced dissolution of households when the breadwinner of the family died, the tyranny of merchants granted exclusive right to trade with the Icelanders, and the dreaded decrees of the Grand Judgement-a court of law that was set up to punish various offenses, real or imagined. Yet it is not only the "big picture" that is described in this book, but also the various smaller aspects that shed light on the daily life of the Icelanders of old. These include their ingenious ways of coping with lack, of preserving food, of finding shelter, of creating or admitting light into their homes, as well as the innumerable and sometimes wacky superstitions attached to various life events, big and small. The hilarious customs of hospitality and visiting are also described, as are some of the sexual activates of Icelanders in the past, their belief in elves and hidden people, sexual interactions with hidden people (!), ways of dealing with grief, interactions with foreigners, and much, much more. Today's Iceland is a modern, cosmopolitan place, with one of the highest standards of living in the world. Yet less than a century ago, this paragon of equality and peace was the poorest society in Europe. The conditions of life described in this book are therefore not very distant from the Icelanders today, and many of the aspects described are still very much reflected in Iceland's unique culture. In short, The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days is not only a funny, witty, and wise exposé on the Icelanders' daily life in the past, it is also essential to understanding the Icelandic national character today. Among the fascinating subjects broached in The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days: - How Icelanders' housing developed from stately longhouses to tiny turf farms- The kvöldvaka: how Icelanders managed to live through the long, dark winters- Social structure among the common folk (farmers to vagabonds)- All the superstitions: how folks attempted to gain control over their lives- The elf belief deconstructed: why did those tales of hidden people develop?- No time to be a kid (being a child was tough in the Iceland of old)- Sex and the church (yep, Icelandic ecclesiastical authorities also meddled in people's sex lives)- Precious, precious food. How do you live on the edge of the inhabitable world, where hardly anything grows?- Welcoming guests: smooching and other etiquettes- Foreigners in Iceland. Think Iceland had no visitors back then? Think again!... and so much more!

Waterman Spaulding Chapman Russell, wrote under the much abbreviated name, W. S. C. Russell (1871-1918). Though a many year resident of New Hampshire, he enjoyed traveling, particularly to Iceland. He was fascinated with the country, its fire and ice and sagas, and surprised by the scant ethnographic, geological, or other studies of it. He took it upon himself to study the area, and wrote multiple books on Iceland, including Askja, A Volcano in the Interior of Iceland (1917). Russell spent a great deal of time in Iceland, living there for a while, and because of this, he felt his accounts of the region and its people were superior. He energetically encouraged others to visit, study and learn more about what he felt was one of the most fascinating places in the world.

Three mysterious Greenlandic poets are translated for the first time into English by Slavitr, a poet and novelist; and Grnkjaer, a native Greenlander named "Greenland's connection to the Anglophone world" by Ekstra Bladet.

En ravn svævede ned og landede på jorden foran Erik. ”Din far, din far,” skræppede den.Erik så forskrækket på den talende ravn.”Din far vil snart narre Odin,” skreg en anden ravn, der sad i træet.Erik forstod ingenting. Hvor kom de talende ravne fra? Og hvad vidste de om far?Eriks far er forsvundet, og Erik må endnu en gang rejse tilbage i tiden i håbet om at finde ham. Astrid og hendes søster, Bodil, tager med. De havner i samernes land i det iskolde nordlige Norge.Odin har stadig brug for hjælp fra Midgårds Beskyttere til at forhindre Ragnarok i at bryde ud. Men er det overhovedet muligt at ændre Vølvens Spådom? Og er Odin egentlig til at stole på?Ragnarok er femte og sidste bind i serien Midgårds Beskyttere.

Jon Sveinsson ("Nonni") is the only Jesuit priest ever born in Iceland. He left his homeland as a boy, with his beloved brother Armann ("Manni"), to follow their mutual call to become Jesuit missionaries. Although Manni has since passed on during his studies, Nonni is now the Reverend Jon Sveinsson S. J. The boys had wished to become Jesuit missionaries, like St. Francis Xavier, yet Jon Sveinsson has spent most of his time in the order as either a student, and now an instructor, in academia. Still longing to fulfill his dream of being a missionary he has volunteered to travel to Iceland to care for the souls of his fellow countrymen. Such is the premise of this classic Icelandic travelogue written by the man who would later become one of the most beloved children's authors of all time. With pictures and published in large print (www.c2op.com).

"From otherworldly glacial landscapes to the captivating northern lights, discover the magic of Iceland"--

Edda-kvæde - Norrøne fornsongar er Ivar Mortenson-Egnunds store oversæt-telse af Den ældre Edda. Ud over selve oversættelsen indeholder bogen en fyldig afdeling med kommentarer til de enkelte digte. Desuden er bogen forsynet med et index over navne og en ordliste, som giver betydningen af en række af de ældre norske ord og udtryk, som er anvendt i oversættelsen. Edda-kvæde regnes til et af Mortenson-Egnunds hovedværker. Dette er en fotografisk gengivelse af anden udgave, som udkom i 1928.