Elf lobby blocks Iceland road project

Why So Many Icelanders Still Believe in Invisible Elves

The description of the the elves in the second article reminded me very much of the elves in Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword. This is not at all surprising.

Da Shitlind Accent

Via Agus Araile, where Wes commented:Background: The Shetland accent is not just an accent. It is a separate and distinct sub-dialect of Scots English. It contains many words, and even grammar characteristics, from the extinct Scandinavian language called Norn, which was a variety of Norse spoken in the Shetlands and Orkneys ( Read more... )

Galloglas: Hebridean and West Highland Mercenary Kindreds in Medieval Ireland, by John Marsden. ( Read more... )

Danes say sorry for Viking raids on Ireland

via Archaeology in Europe.

Replica viking ship sails in

The return of the Viking longship - 1000 nautical miles from Denmark to Dublin. Via Archaeology in Europe.