Culture of Iceland

public university in Reykjavik, Iceland

LazyTown (; ) is an Icelandic children's Sitcom musical television series created by aerobics champion Magnús Scheving, who portrays the character Sportacus. Originally produced in English, it has been broadcast in dozens of languages globally. Designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, the series was based on Scheving's stage play Áfram Latibær!, itself adapted from a book that Scheving wrote in 1995.

name system using patronymics (occasionally matronymics)

Icelandic order of chivalry

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Iceland and its people

ancient navigational aid

annual holiday in Iceland

symbols believed to possess magical properties

Icelandic term associated with lots of new literature written during Christmas

thumb|upright|A replica of a pair of at Strandagaldur|The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft. At the right is the magical symbol that is part of the ritual and at its feet are coins.

authority regulating Icelandic given names

annual public holiday in Iceland

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commercial hunting of whales in Iceland

Allsherjargoði (, All-People Chieftain; plural -goðar ) was an office in the Icelandic Commonwealth, held by the goði who held the goðorð of the descendants of Ingólfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland. The role of the allsherjargoði was to sanctify the Althing as it began every year.

culture centre in Copenhagen, Denmark

Icelandic government ministry

overview of sports in Iceland

thumb|Arnarhóll thumb|Speech at Arnárhóll in 2008 during Iceland's Kitchenware Revolution Arnarhóll () is a hill next to the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital city. It is named after Iceland's first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson. Icelandic ministries are situated near it and events take place on it.