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Icelandic Saga Museum

Perlan, Reykjavik's geothermal hot water storage
Perlan, Reykjavik's geothermal hot water storage
Hot spring in front of the Perlan
Hot spring in front of the Perlan
Walkway around the dome of the Perlan
Walkway around the dome of the Perlan
View of Reykjavik's downtown airport from the Perlan
View of Reykjavik's downtown airport from the Perlan
Hallgrímskirkja from the Perlan, Reykjavik
Hallgrímskirkja from the Perlan, Reykjavik
View of Reykjavik from the Perlan
View of Reykjavik from the Perlan
Saga Museum at the Perlan
Saga Museum at the Perlan
Icelandic Saga Museum
Icelandic Saga Museum
Irish monks seeking seclusion were the first to arrive in Iceland
Irish monks seeking seclusion were the first to arrive in Iceland
Ingólfur Arnarson and his wife Hallvieg Fróðadóttir, the first permanent Nordic settlers, 874 AD
Ingólfur Arnarson and his wife Hallvieg Fróðadóttir, the first permanent Nordic settlers, 874 AD
Early smith working Icelandic iron
Early smith working Icelandic iron
Red-blasting smelting technique using a bellows
"Red-blasting" smelting technique using a bellows
Celtic woman Melkorka Mýrkjartansdóttir with his son Ólafur ca 935 AD
Celtic woman Melkorka Mýrkjartansdóttir with his son Ólafur ca 935 AD
Freydis Eiríkksdóttir frightening natives in Vinland ca 1000 AD
Freydis Eiríkksdóttir frightening natives in Vinland ca 1000 AD
Tyrkir showing Leifur heppni (Leif the Lucky) grapes which led to the Vikings naming Newfoundland Vinland ca 1000 AD
Tyrkir showing Leifur heppni (Leif the Lucky) grapes which led to the Vikings naming Newfoundland Vinland ca 1000 AD
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IcelandAug06 1045.jpg
The seer þorbjörg from the saga of Eric the Red in Greeland
The seer þorbjörg from the saga of Eric the Red in Greeland
Early Christianity in Iceland
Early Christianity in Iceland
Snorri Sturluson, early 1200s politician
Snorri Sturluson, early 1200s politician
The Law Speaker's job was to memorize all the laws
The Law Speaker's job was to memorize all the laws
The arrival of the plague in Iceland, 1402, on a ship from England, which killed 1/3 of Iceland's population
The arrival of the plague in Iceland, 1402, on a ship from England, which killed 1/3 of Iceland's population
Battle of Örlygasstaðir, August 1238
Battle of Örlygasstaðir, August 1238
Battle of Örlygasstaðir, August 1238
Battle of Örlygasstaðir, August 1238
Battle of Örlygasstaðir, August 1238
Battle of Örlygasstaðir, August 1238
Burning of the witch Sister Katrín in 1343
Burning of the witch Sister Katrín in 1343
Beheading of the last Catholic bishop, Jón Arason, 1550
Beheading of the last Catholic bishop, Jón Arason, 1550