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Search for the Holy Grail Leads Cryptographer to Iceland
The search for the Holy Grail, which is associated with Christ’s Last Supper, legends of the Holy Chalice, the Knights Templar, and special powers, has continued ceaselessly throughout the ages. Code breakers, archaeologists, hopeless romantics and crazed historians have wrestled with the elements and devoted years of painstaking footslog in search of this mystical legend.…
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Iceland Sings for Nature on Magical Night
While many are focusing on New Year’s resolutions, or recovering from over indulgence and extended family awkwardness, a fierce war is raging on a North Atlantic Island between an energy giant and the most spirited karaoke singers, musicians and magical creatures of the land. On the auspicious day of Threttándinn, Icelandic singer Bjork officially launched…
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Icelandic Knitters Create 17-Kilometre Long Scarf
From a country that thrived without beer until 1989, to one voted fourth happiest in the world by Business Week in 2009, Iceland, it appears, is a land full of love. In an undeniable display of hamlet affection, Icelandic knitters have combined to forge a 17-kilometre long scarf, connecting the regional villages of Ólafsfjörður and…
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Arctic Man Attacks Rich People With Red Paint
In an outlandish Icelandic escapade, a man who calls himself ‘bad temper’ has been caught drenching cars and houses belonging to the wealthy with buckets of red paint. The targets have included a number of CEOs, as well as business tycoons Hannes Smarason and Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson. Skap-Ofsi (bad temper), has purportedly made videos of the…
