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Sumarliði R. Ísleifsson
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Iceland and Greenland: A Millennium of Perceptions – A Thousand Years of Myth, Mystery, and Imagination
For over a millennium, Iceland and Greenland have captivated outsiders—portrayed in everything from medieval manuscripts to modern media. Mysterious. Majestic. Misunderstood.
This groundbreaking book takes you on a journey through 1,000 years of perception, revealing how these northern lands have been imagined: as wild and untamed frontiers, as noble havens of purity, as cursed wastelands—or as glittering utopias brimming with treasure.
Drawing on rich research from travelogues, literature, and visual art, Iceland and Greenland: A Millennium of Perceptions unpacks the myths, contradictions, and fantasies that still shape how the world sees these enigmatic lands today.
Why have these conflicting images endured? And what do they reveal—not just about Iceland and Greenland—but about us?
Discover the story behind the stories.
The history and culture of Greenland and Iceland, and the way they are perceived by the rest of the world, has become an important topic, especially in most recent times. These perceptions are part of the cultural history and legacy of Iceland and Greenland, and the book examines upon what terms these two countries have been connected with the wider world, how the rest of the world looks upon them, and how Greenlanders and Icelanders view their status among other nations: what kind of narratives have been produced concerning them, in what form were they presented, on what evidence were they based, and what were their similarities and differences. With this publication a new foundation has thus been laid for a dialogue with the rest of the world on the status of small nations in the north.
The publisher of the book, The Icelandic Historical Society, was founded in 1902 with the aim of producing books and periodicals with historical content, and right up to the present day it still plays a key role in the dissemination of Icelandic history. With this particular publication, The Icelandic Historical Society has now entered a new field by presenting its material in English in order to reach a much larger and more international readership than has hitherto been possible.
This book is based on Í fjarska Norðursins. Ísland og Grænland – viðhorfasaga í þúsund ár (In the Far North. Iceland and Greenland: A Millennium of Perceptions) published in Icelandic in 2020 by the Icelandic Historical Society. In the following year, the author was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize for non-fiction works. In this book the author has revised the text extensively, new research has been added, and a great number of new images adorn the work.
Translator: Julian Meldon D’Arcy, and the
Book-designer: Sigrún Sigvaldadóttir – Hunang
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