Akureyri, Fjölmyndakort The merging of the gift-giving

The merging of the gift-giving custom with the Icelandic Yule Lads has in about the last half century resulted in the tradition of children placing a shoe in their windowsill

will float

only to do battle and die again and again while awaiting the last battle Ragnarok

was considered the goddess of love and beauty and also a warrior goddess with the wisdom and knowledge of magic which she taught to the Aesir

Europe’s largest glacier

Akureyri, Fjölmyndakort The merging of the gift-givingText on back of card: Akureyri center of industry, commerce, communications, education and art in the north of Iceland. Str: 148 mm 5,8 in.