This is Björk's first solo single to be released entirely in Icelandic.
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Sturla Þórðarson (born 1214), Icelandic politician/chieftain and writer; author of Íslendinga saga
The 2008 Icelandic lorry driver protests were protests started by lorry drivers in Iceland through March−April 2008.
Several riders who planned to compete in the race were unable to make it to Maastricht because of the colossal ash cloud formed by the eruption of the Icelandic Volcano Eyjafjallajökull, which grounded flights throughout Europe.
Guðmundur Arason (1161–1237), influential 12th and 13th century Icelandic saintly bishop
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Kristján Arason, former member of Icelandic national handball team
"Killer Boogie" and "Rúdolf" are featured again in Rokk í Reykjavík (Rock in Reykjavík), a concert compilation released in 1982 with the presence of other renowned Icelandic bands.
When the British Army invaded Iceland in 1940 people gathered on the streets to see the troops and the fact that many young Icelandic girls were swept away by them didn't go unnoticed.
Recently, a fourth Basque-Icelandic glossary has been found at the Houghton Library at the Harvard University.
He started his career with local Vestmannaeyjar team ÍBV, and also played with Einherji from Vopnafjordur, KA from Akureyri, ÍA and Fram in the Icelandic league before moving to Norway with SK Brann in 1996, where he is still considered as a hero, after his efforts in the cup winner's cup in 1997, where SK Brann reached the quarter finals.
Videos were made for "Drugs" and "Catastrophe", which were directed by Icelandic artist Bardi Johannsson, of Bang Gang.
, as well as most of the Icelandic media company Norðurljós, making it the largest corporate network provider in Iceland, offering mobile and fixed telephony and high-quality data networking, with a large footprint in the residential broadband and TV market.
He has twice won awards at the Icelandic Music Awards—Best Composer/Best Composition, 2010 for Processions and Composer of the Year, 2013 for his works "The Isle Is Full of Noises" and "Over Light Earth." Also in 2013, he and Ben Frost won the Edda Award for best soundtrack for their score to the Baltasar Kormákur-directed film, The Deep.
Danish is a Scandinavian language related closely to Swedish and Norwegian, and more distantly to Icelandic and Faroese as well as to the other Germanic languages.
Eulogy for Evolution is Icelandic producer Ólafur Arnalds' first studio album.
H-dagurinn or Hægri dagurinn (Icelandic: H-day or Right day) on 26 May 1968 is the day that Iceland changed from left hand traffic to right hand traffic.
Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (born 10 April 1983 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic football player.
How to Make Friends is the debut album by the Icelandic band FM Belfast, released in 2008.
The name hraun comes from the Icelandic word for lava. The Hraunfossar are situated near Húsafell and Reykholt and lava-tube cave Víðgelmir is close by.
Per a 1982 law, the ISO's primary financial sources are the Icelandic treasury (56%), RÚV (Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) (25%), and the City of Reykjavik (18%), with the remaining 1% coming from the township of Seltjarnarnes.
Around 1999–2003 he was coach of the Icelandic lower division team Álftanes, and since 2003 he became involved with Haukar, assisting with coaching both professionals and youth players and passing on his football experience.
Jon Axel Olafsson, Icelandic radio personality, producer and manager
Kalli Bjarni is the self-titled debut album composed of the songs performed by the Icelandic Idol Stjörnuleit winner Kalli Bjarni.
Köld, the third album by the Icelandic metal band Sólstafir
In reference, part of Vellekla by the 10th century Icelandic skald Einarr skálaglamm is provided, where the term "Kvasir’s blood" for ‘poetry’ is used.
The lumpsucker Cyclopterus lumpus plays an important role in the Icelandic fishing industry; Lotna ehf, a fishing company partly owned by Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, have recorded catches of lumpfish as large as 2 tonnes.
At its inception, the paper was owned by the Icelandic Baugur Group, with minority stakes held by a number of co-founders, including Morten Lund.
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson (born 1954), Icelandic guitar player, engineer, mathematician, inventor, lecturer
For his work with "Sign" he received awards, toured around Europe with The Wildhearts, Aiden, Wednesday 13 and Skid Row, played at Downloads main stage and released four albums - two in English and 2 in his mother language Icelandic.
Ryan Anthony Amoroso (born July 12, 1985) is an American basketball player currently playing for Snæfell in the Icelandic Premier League.
The film itself shows mostly live performances and interviews by some of Iceland's biggest musicians, including Björk, Sigur Rós, Slowblow, múm, Ghostigital, Quarashi, Singapore Sling amongst others, over the backdrop of Icelandic scenery.
Valgeir Sigurðsson (b. 1971), Icelandic record producer and composer
Skol (written "skål" in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish and "skál" in Faroese and Icelandic or "skaal" in transliteration of any of those languages) is the Danish/Norwegian/Swedish word for "cheers," or "good health," a salute or a toast, as to an admired person or group.
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (born 1977), poet/author and founding member of Icelandic experimental band múm
Snorri Snorrason (born 1977), an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning the Icelandic version of Pop Idol,
This double CD contains 34 songs and features Icelandic rock legend Megas who sings next to Bubbi on “Fatlafól”.
Hvítá, among many other of the Icelandic glacial rivers, attracts kayakers and river rafters worldwide.
Sighvatr Sturluson (1170–1238), skaldic poet, goði and member of the Icelandic Sturlungar clan
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Kjartan Sturluson (born 1975), Icelandic international football goalkeeper
Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson (born 1976), Icelandic composer music in styles ranging from modern classics to pop
It is part of þorramatur, a selection of various traditional Icelandic food that is served as a buffet, particularly at the Þorrablót mid-winter festival.
"The Comet Song" is a song by Icelandic artist Björk, written by herself and long-time friend and collaborator Sjón as the title theme of the 2010 movie Moomins and the Comet Chase.
It was recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland and produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson, who is known for his work with the Icelandic artist Björk.
The song was performed under the name Luktar-Gvendur, by the Icelandic singer Björk on the album Gling-Gló, in 1990.
Joan Turville-Petre, Lecturer in English, Anglo-Saxon and Ancient Icelandic at Oxford University
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E. O. G. Turville-Petre (commonly known as Gabriel Turville-Petre), an English Professor of Ancient Icelandic Literature and Antiquities at Oxford University
Coolplanet2009 has joined forces with numerous so-called Cool Friends and Partners, such as Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Good Planet, the Icelandic rock band Sigur Rós, Björk’s NGO Náttúra and the three chairwomen of the Road to Copenhagen: Margot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission, Gro Harlem Brundtland, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland.
a variant of the Icelandic name Vöggur, coming from old Norse 'vöggr', "one who lies in a cradle".
Kate travels to the Icelandic island of Heimaey to learns about the fishermen who took on a volcano.
Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson, Icelandic 13th century warrior and possibly a skald