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Kristin Newton's avatar

This is quite fascinating. Even though my father was Icelandic, I’d never heard these stories. I’ve only known about the Sagas because our ancestor is Snorri Sturluson. My father was born in a sod house in the far north of Iceland and had a very tough childhood. He didn’t see a car until he was 12. When he was five years old he was quite sick. He and his mother rode by horseback to the nearest doctor, a day’s ride away. Now Iceland is very prosperous but back then it was one of the poorest countries in Europe.

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Laughing Stack's avatar

This looks really interesting! I’m looking forward to reading it when I have a few moments!

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