Take a journey to saga country, Reykjavik, Iceland


Autoria(s): Gislason, Kari
Data(s)

09/02/2014

Resumo

A travel article about a journey to Reykholt in Western Iceland, once the farm of saga author Snorri Sturluson. A TRIP back into snowbound Iceland's past in search of a famed warrior-poet throws up some old memories and fresh revelations for Kari Gislason "The fish must sing." An odd idea, I know - one uttered by a merchant in a novel by Halldor Laxness. But it said no more than what every Icelander since the settlement had known. If you were going to live on the edge of the world, it paid to do something to remind the rest of the world you were still here...

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/76450/

Publicador

News Ltd

Relação

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/take-a-journey-to-saga-country-reykjavik-iceland/story-fnjjuxvu-1226819592619

Gislason, Kari (2014) Take a journey to saga country, Reykjavik, Iceland. Escape, February(09).

Direitos

Copyright 2014 News Ltd

Fonte

Creative Industries Faculty; School of Media, Entertainment & Creative Arts

Palavras-Chave #190400 PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING #Travel Writing #Creative Nonfiction #Iceland #Reykholt #Snorri Sturluson
Tipo

Journal Article