Iceland

After Mudslides and Flooding in Iceland, Elves Are Suspects – New York Times
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Heavy rains in Iceland recently caused mudslides and flooding, or at least that’s what the weatherman wants you to think. Native Icelanders know better though. When construction crews buried a rock held sacred in Icelandic lore, the Hidden Folk–Icelandic elves considered a physical manifestation of karma –were angered by the show of disrespect and went […]

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Life Studios Inc shoot couple's epic engagement video in Iceland
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Cici and Clement, a ‘jet-set power couple’ from Canada, travelled to Iceland with a crew to capture photos and shoot an engagement video atop cliffs and inside stunning glacier caves.

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Pictured: Cage fighter who was knifed outside Iceland and died as woman screamed 'Please don't leave me'
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Dedicated chef Daniel Mitchell-Monroe (pictured), has been named as the 37-year-old victim of a horrific daylight stabbing which took place in Basildon, Essex, yesterday.

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England fans clash in Paris after crash out of Euros 2016 against Iceland
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The shocking video shows men wearing England shirts and carrying England flags can be seen pushing and shoving other supporters in front of a big screen in the Paris fan zone.

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Iceland XI vs England at Euro 2016: Stars include a film-maker and 'Thor'
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Iceland, the smallest nation at Euro 2016, take on England on Monday evening looking to progress to the quarter-finals in their first ever major international tournament.

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Many People In Iceland Believe In 'Hidden People' — This Map Shows Where They've Been Spotted – Business Insider
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Here is one we missed earlier. The harsh frozen highlands of Iceland’s interior largely remain as wild and mysterious as they were in the time of the Norse Sagas of millennia gone by, even as the march of the modern era has changed the world dramatically around them. Still, belief in the ‘hidden people’ remains […]

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Iceland opposition calls for snap election over PM offshore scandal
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Iceland’s opposition called on the prime minister and government to resign and planned a no confidence vote after a leak of documents stoked anger over his wife owning a tax haven-based company with large claims on the country’s collapsed banks. The allegations in the so-called Panama Papers that were released globally over the weekend surfaced […]

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The Invisible World of Iceland: Elves, Ghosts and Monsters Live On in a Liminal Landscape – Daily Grail
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Greg of Daily Grail thinks his readers will enjoy this glimpse into the multiple realms of Fortean creatures that make their home in Iceland, imagined and real, and as his readers we do and are sure our readers will as well. After all, it’s not too surprising that the same place that brought us Bjork […]

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MAIL tests out lobster from Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Iceland for Christmas 2015
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Supermarkets are offering shoppers a tasty prospect by selling lobsters at bargain prices this Christmas. One retailer is even offering the luxury shellfish for little more than the price of a chicken.

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Activists try to scupper Iceland compensation deal
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The president of Iceland will this weekend try to head off a potentially embarrassing situation with a strong activist group looking to scupper this week's agreement to compensate British and Dutch savers caught up in the Icelandic financial collapse …

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