Iceland + Icelandic history

Book Reviews

• Jesse L. Byock: Medieval Iceland*
  Society, Sagas, and Power
• Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson: Icelandic Bird Guide*
  - a must for bird-watchers visiting Iceland
• Viðar Hreinsson: The Complete Sagas of Icelanders**
  - Icelandic tales of Viking Age feuds, legal conflicts, love affairs
• Gunnar Karlsson: The History of Iceland*
  - from settlement to the present
• Terry G. Lacy: Ring of Seasons
  Iceland - Its Culture and History
• Gisli Sigurdsson: Works Along the Way
  - notable Icelandic architecture in concrete

See also: Arctic | Scandinavia

I spent two weeks visiting Iceland in August/September 2003.