Egil’s House
Obviously, this house and its attendant church are much more recent constructions than the house that Egil Skallagrimsson built. But this is Egil’s Farm....
Brákarsund
“Once during winter, there was a ball game at Borg. Egil and Thord played against Skallagrim, who grew tired and they came off better....
Laxness Library
There are built in bookcases throughout Gljúfrasteinn, the home of Nobel laureate Halldor Laxness. This library is about the size of a walk-in closet. I...
Atlas of an Anxious Man
Is it an atlas of the man himself, or an atlas of the world as seen by the anxious man? Is the anxious man author...
A Brief Wondrous Read – Oscar Wao
Since I started hanging out with writers, I’ve discovered that I don’t read the Right Sort of Books. Even though I read all the time,...