Indriði G. Þorsteinsson
Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson (18 April 1926 – 3 September 2000)''Morgunblaðið'', 5 September 2000, p. 72. was an Icelandic writer. Life Indriði was born on a farm in Skagafjörður, the son of a labourer. He studied at Héraðsskólinn á Laugarvatni from 1942 to 1943. He worked as a driver in Akureyri from 1945 to 1951, when he became a reporter at Tíminn. From 1959 to 1962 he was a reporter for Alþýðublaðið and from 1962 to 1973 he was the editor of the newspaper ''Tíminn''. In 1973 he was appointed director of the national festival, which was held at Þingvellir in 1974. In the years following, he worked at his writing until again becoming the editor of Tíminn (1987–1991). He was also campaign director for Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923), Albert Gudmundsson's presidential run where he ceded to Vigdis Finnbogadottir. Indriði was the father of the writer Arnaldur Indriðason. Early works Indriði first received attention by winning a short story ...
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Skagafjörður
Skagafjörður () is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland. Location Skagafjörður, the fjord, is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants). This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people. It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey (Puffin Island). The bay is located in a submerged glacial valley which ...
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