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The original settlers in Iceland were the nobles of Norway who left their native land to avoid the tyranny of Harold Fairhair, who tried to crush their power so as to make himself a despotic king in the land.

Throughout the history of Iceland, men have been lost at sea; every family in Iceland is connected to that kind of story.

Viking women, if they were left behind, were ruling their town. They were earls in their own right; they owned land in their own right. They could divorce their husbands if they wanted to. All of those wonderful allowances that were made for women in the Viking culture weren't really part of the Christian culture at the time.

People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.

I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.

It seems strange that almost no other traces of the strong vikings are found in America.

While there are few records of Viking women participating in battle, they certainly held positions of high status in society as human sorceresses known as 'volvas.'

The Vikings colonized Britain, and a lot of our modern day towns are named after Viking names that settled these big towns.

It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.

My mother was born on a tiny farm in County Mayo. She was meant to stay at home and look after the farm while her brother and sister got an education. However, she came to England on a visit and never went back.