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Icelandic Studies

alvíssmál - A German journal of Scandinavian studies.
An English Dictionary of Runic Inscriptions in the Younger Futhark
Antique maps of Iceland - All antique maps of Iceland (older than 1900) that are in the collection of the National and University Library of Iceland on a digital format.
Arts and Culture in Iceland - Ministry for Foreign Affairs
BONIS - Bibliography of Old Norse-Icelandic Studies.
www.bokmenntaborgin.is - Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature.
www.boulhosa.net
Catalogue of Icelandic Books - Information about books published in Iceland since 1996.
A Europe of Tales - European Folktales in multimedia form.
Fornfræði á Vesturlandi - Mythology and Sagas in Western-Iceland.
Hallgrímur Pétursson's Passion hymns -The Icelandic State Radio hosts a website on The Passion hymns by Iceland's most celebrated 17. century poet (in Icelandic only).
heimskringla.no - Old Norse literature on the internet. In addition to source texts in the original language readers will find several texts translated into the later Scandinavian languages, classical scholarly works and other background material, in particular from before 1900.
Her story - fjallkonan.is - website provides insights into the history of women in Iceland from 1874 to the present day.

Icelandic Literature - Information about contemporary Icelandic authors and their works.
Ísmús - Icelandic Music and Cultural Heritage.
Jónas Hallgrímsson Selected Poetry and Prose - A multimedia presentation of one of Iceland's greatest 19th century poet (in English).
JónasHallgrímsson.is - website about the poet and scientist Jónas Hallgrímsson and his work (in Icelandic).
Kvasir - Association of Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland.
www.lestu.is - books on web.
Nytt om runer - The international periodical for runic studies.

Saganet - Icelandic Medieval Literature. Images of manuscripts and books published before 1901.
Sagenhaftes-Island - Guest of honour Franfurt Book-Fair 2011
Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages - An international project to edit the corpus of medieval skaldic poetry.
The Icelandic Sagas - The text of the Icelandic Sagas in electronic format (in Icelandic).
The Online Medieval and Classical Library - English translations of some Icelandic texts are available at this site.
Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga - A major Millenium Exhibit at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Virtually Virtual Iceland - Make your own tracks through Iceland, its history and geography.
Þrymskviða in multimedia form - A multi media project made by Icelandic students at the University of Iceland. Here you will find a version of the poem with modernized spelling, and with normalized spelling (samræmd stafsetning forn).

Iceland: General Info and News

Edda - One of the largest publishing houses in Iceland.
Explore Iceland - A travel information center for foreign tourists.
Fjölmiðlavaktin - A media monitoring company which covers the primary Icelandic media and provides different services based on those sources.
Geology of Iceland

Icelandic - An article on Icelandic on nat.is (Nordic Adventure Travel).
Icelandic language - An article on Icelandic on Encyclopedia.com
ICELANDREVIEW ONLINE - An English language magazine on Iceland.
iceland.com - Seeking information on the breathtaking island nation of Iceland? We show you the places for Icelandic travel, products and information through comprehensive, search-friendly indexes.
Iceland.is - The Official Gateway to Iceland.
iceland.org - Iceland's diplomatic missions on the web.
Iceland naturally - Iceland Naturally is a joint marketing program among tourism and business interests.
Iceland The Republic - History and culture of Iceland. Chapter 2 in a handbook published 1996 by The Central Bank of Iceland (225 k).
Kvasir - Association of Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Morgunblaðið - Iceland's largest newspaper (in Icelandic).
Multicultural Centre - facilitating communications between individuals from different backgrounds
Nordic Adventure Travel

Penninn hf. - Bookstores
Researchers guide (535 k)
Reykjavík Arts Festival
Reykjavík - The capital of Iceland
The Icelandic Dramatists' Union
The Writer's Union of Iceland
Travelnet.is - Iceland Travel Information. Practical and educational information about Iceland.
University Bookstore
vísir.is - An internet news medium (in Icelandic)
WHAT'S ON IN ICELAND

Teaching material

Bragi - Icelandic as a foreign language
Carry on Icelandic - A Multimedia Package in Icelandic for Foreigners
Dictionary online: Icelandic-Czech
Dictionary online: Icelandic-English
Educational Gateway - A channel on the Internet for educational services, responding to the needs of students, teachers, schools, parents and others connected with education.
Icelandic Online - The University of Iceland in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to develop a portal for online courses in Icelandic at university level.
LINC - An Interactive Approach to Language and Culture. Series of interactive language learning materials on CD-ROM.
Readings - Icelandic Online
Sagnavefur -100 Icelandic verbs, declension and examples of their use.
Viltu læra íslensku? (Do you want to learn Icelandic?) -Teaching material on videos intended for foreigners. The videos feature 21 lessons on 5 tapes. Total length 7 hours.To order your set, email bio@vortex.is or mail to Tefra-Films, Sóltun 24, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland.

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