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Asplenium
Asplenium er ættkvísl um 700 burknategunda í Aspleniaceae ættinni og er af flestum grasafræðingum talin eina ættkvísl ættarinnar. Þetta er breytileg ættkvísl með nokkrum undirflokkum, sem stundum eru flokkaðar sem sér ættkvíslir.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Oct 8, 20193 min read
An Introduction
The Icelandic climate is quite unique. As Iceland is situated in the middle of the N-Atlantic, the climate is a cool maritime climate,...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
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Yule Lad no. 3: Stúfur
The third Yule Lad is Stúfur.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
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Yule Lad no. 2: Giljagaur
The second Yule Lad is Giljagaur (Gully Gawk).
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
2 days ago1 min read
Yule Lad no. 1: Stekkjastaur
The first of the thirteen Icelandic Yule Lads to make his way down from the mountains is Stekkjastaur, Sheep-Cote Clod.
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
3 days ago2 min read
The Yule Lads are coming to town!
The Icelandic Yule Lads come bringing treats and a bit of mischief the 13 nights before Christmas
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 25, 20232 min read
The Yule Cat
The Icelandic Christmas legends might seem very dark and lacking in Christmas spirit to outsiders. But it's important to remember the...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 24, 20232 min read
Yule Lad no. 13: KertasnÃkir
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 12: Kjötkrókur
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 22, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 11: Gáttaþefur
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 10: Gluggagægir
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 9: Bjúgnakrækir
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 8: Skyrgámur
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 7: Hurðaskellir
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 6: Askasleikir
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 5: Pottaskefill
Pottasleikir will use all sorts of tricks to get his hands on a pot with leftover scraps in it The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Yule Lad no. 4: Þvörusleikir
The Icelandic Yule Lads are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They come down from the mountains, one each of the thirteen...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Dec 16, 20233 min read
The trolls Grýla and Leppalúði
The Icelandic Christmas legends might seem very dark and lacking in Christmas spirit to outsiders. But it's important to remember the...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Mar 1, 20231 min read
Rare visitors in Hafnarfjörður's harbor
Today when I was driving along the coast road on my way to the post office I spotted a whale just a few meters out from the base of the...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Fool's spring
If the weather in February feels like spring is just around the corner, enjoy it while it lasts. Because it will not last. Winter will...
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Rannveig Guðleifsdóttir
Oct 27, 20203 min read
To clean or not to clean up the leaves in the garden.
October has almost passed and most of the leaves have fallen from the trees. But what should we do with leaves covering the yard? It's a...
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