Stories of Iceland Óli Gneisti Sóleyjarson
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- History
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Stories of Iceland is a podcast that focuses on the history, culture and folklore of this strange little island.
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My Cursed Ancestors
In the 17th century, Iceland was thrown into a panic about witchcraft. My ancestor Einar Nikulásson lived through almost the exact period of the "age of burning" and has gone down in folklore as "Galdrameistari" or "master of sorcery". These stories also implicated his descendants, especially Þórarinn Einarson, Jón Einarsson and Einar Jónsson (the last two are also my ancestors).
This episode explores these stories and the reputations of these real men, earned and unearned. -
It Takes Too Long To Fill The Souls Of Priests
A long awaited tale with an introduction and preamble about volcanic eruptions
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Bobby Fischer in Iceland
Bobby Fischer was a chess phenomenon, likely to most famous player to ever play the game. He wound up a fugitive who ended his life as an Icelandic citizen. This episode tells the story of Bobby Fischer in Iceland.
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That Reminds Me of a Story
Episode fifty is an opportunity to think about the future of the podcast.
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The Matter of Atli
This is the third episode based on The Saga of the Völsungs, the last part of the story. We follow Guðrún and her relationship with Atli (aka Attila the Hun). There is a bit of tragedy. A lot of violence and a horrific scene which is not meant for children (even though children are involved).
Customer Reviews
Review after just two episodes :)
I think the stories are really good and you do a great work on getting all that knowledge and facts, one thing Id work on is intonation of your voice. It was very difficult to listen to the story about the only serial killer in Iceland - because the intonation is very monotonic and therefore makes you lose it quite easily. Without the intonation it is also a bit difficult to understand some words. Found that the “was murdered” was much easier to understand althou still some things were difficult. I would say “in Icelandic” before you name an Icelandic word because sometimes it’s difficult to know if you speak Icelandic or English. I know it’s your second language so in all it’s actually amazing and I do love the accent that you and some other Icelandic people have. Thank you ! It was fun listening to your podcast driving around Iceland :)