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Strandarkirkja
Strandarkirkja () is a Lutheranism, Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Selvogur , on the southern coast of Iceland. The church is a landmark for travellers at sea. It has more supporters all over the world than any other church in Iceland and is often referred to as the 'miracle church' with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers. History The Church was originally built sometime in the 12th century. The story relates that there is one night when a group of sailors tried to navigate back to Iceland in a storm. The southern coast of Iceland is notorious for its hidden reefs and rough coast. The distressed sailors prayed to God for a safe return and vowed to build a church wherever they landed. When they ended their prayer an angel, seemingly made of light, appeared before their bow. The angel guided them through the rough surfs and led the crew into a bay for safe landing. The sailors, making good on the promise, built a wooden church at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selvogur
Strandarkirkja () is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Selvogur , on the southern coast of Iceland. The church is a landmark for travellers at sea. It has more supporters all over the world than any other church in Iceland and is often referred to as the 'miracle church' with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers. History The Church was originally built sometime in the 12th century. The story relates that there is one night when a group of sailors tried to navigate back to Iceland in a storm. The southern coast of Iceland is notorious for its hidden reefs and rough coast. The distressed sailors prayed to God for a safe return and vowed to build a church wherever they landed. When they ended their prayer an angel, seemingly made of light, appeared before their bow. The angel guided them through the rough surfs and led the crew into a bay for safe landing. The sailors, making good on the promise, built a wooden church at the site and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ僕fus
ﾃ僕fus () is a municipality located in Iceland. The major town is called ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshﾃｶfn. The bottled water brand Icelandic Glacial is manufactured in this area, at the ﾃ僕fus spring. Geography In ﾃ僕fus several lava tubes can be visited. ''Raufarhﾃｳlshellir'' is one of the longest lava tubes in Iceland with a length of 1360 metres and a height of up to 10 metres. One of the most famous caves is Bﾃｺri (cave). Another local cave is ''Arnarker'' with a length of 516 metres. ''Leitarhraun'' is a lava field which is about 5000 years old in the northwest of the municipality. Lake ''Hlﾃｭﾃｰarvatn'' covering an area of 3,3 km2 is a lake with a depth of up to 5 metres which is known for its birdlife. In ''Reykjadalur'' valley several hot wells and springs are visited for bathing. ''ﾃ〉narhellir'' is a stalactite cave near ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshﾃｶfn. Earthquakes caused some damage in ﾃ僕fus in 1706 and 1896. Culture and sights One of the most famous buildings in ﾃ僕fus is Strandarkirkja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur Jﾃｳnsdﾃｳttir
Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur Jﾃｳnsdﾃｳttir (26 December 1889 窶 1968), was an Icelandic sculptor born in the North West of Iceland. Family Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur's grandfather was Einar Andrﾃｩsson, a rhymester who had been suspected of witchcraft.Davﾃｭﾃｰsson, Steingrﾃｭm, Gunnfrﾃｭdur Jﾃｳnsdﾃｳttir: Listaverk, Gefiﾃｰ ﾃ嗾 ﾃ Kostnaﾃｰ Listakonunnar, 1964, translated from Icelandic by Einar Ragnarsson Kvaran Her parents were Halldﾃｳra Einarsdﾃｳttir Andrﾃｩssonar and Jﾃｳn Jﾃｳnsson. Early life At the age of 19 Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur attended a young women's school, but was forced to move to Akureyri and learn to be a seamstress after the school burned down. She was to be successful both in Iceland and in Denmark, where she moved in 1919. By 1924 she had returned to Iceland and that year she married Icelandic sculptor ﾃ《mundur Sveinsson. She returned with him to Sweden, where he was studying with sculptor Carl Milles. In 1929 they returned to Iceland, making their home in Reykjavﾃｭk. Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur and ﾃ《mundar were divorc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshafnarprestkall
ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshafnarprestkall is a Lutheran ( Church of Iceland) parish in southern Iceland, located within ﾃ〉nessﾃｽsla. It is part of the Suﾃｰurprﾃｳfastsdﾃｦmi (Southern Federation of Parishes). ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshafnarprestkall administrates three parish churches: ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kskirkja, Hjallakirkja, and Strandarkirkja, the latter two having been absorbed into the parish due to the lack of population within them. Statistics Iceland
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Hermann Pﾃ｡lsson
Hermann Pﾃ｡lsson (26 May 1921 窶 11 August 2002) was an Icelandic language scholar and translator, "one of the most distinguished scholars of Icelandic studies of his generation". Often working in collaboration with others such as Magnus Magnusson or Paul Edwards, he translated around 40 works of medieval Icelandic literature. Life Hermann Pﾃ｡lsson was born at Sauﾃｰanes ﾃ｡ ﾃ《um, a farm near Blﾃｶnduﾃｳs and the Hﾃｺnafjﾃｶrdur in the north of Iceland in 1921. Though he was the sixth of 12 children, and the family was not rich, he managed to gain a degree in Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland in Reykjavﾃｭk in 1947. From there he moved to take another honours degree, in Irish Studies, at the National University of Ireland in Dublin in 1950. His first books reflected his Celtic interests: a volume of ancient Irish tales, ''Irskar fornsﾃｶgur'' (1953), and another of Gaelic poetry from the Hebrides, ''Sﾃｶngvar frﾃ｡ Sudureyjum'' (1955), both translated into Icelandic. He al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
