Daily News from Iceland, which lots of extras and information about the country. A good place to start if you're planning on making a visit. Maps of the capitol and island, good links
The Iceland Shop - Even if you can't make it to Iceland, you can still go shopping - buy books, videos, tee-shirts, fine woolen goods, etc.
Icelandic Airlines Homepage - offers airline schedules, ticket reservations, information , also tours. Flying between North America and Europe, passengers get a free stopover in Iceland.
Great postcards from the past - many date back to the turn of the century. For history buffs and those just intestered in taking a look at Old Iceland and its people.
Books About Iceland
Halldor Laxness and Icelandic Related Literature
Independent People: An Epic by Halldor Laxness Considered to one of his finest works.
The Atom Station by Halldor Laxness - Laxness makes a distinct stylistic change with this novel, which tells a fast paced and often funny story of the protest surrounding the founding of an American military base in Iceland.
Angels of the Universe by Einar Mar Gumundsson, Bernard Scudder (Translator) - Set against the bleak landscape of Iceland, a story of madness unfolds as Paul describes growing up in a working-class family and his frequent retreat into his own fantasy world.
Historical Dictionary of Iceland (European Historical Dictionaries, No 24) by Gudmundur Halfdanarson
Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories (Penguin Classics) by Hermann Palsson (Translator) - English translation of an Icelandic saga.
Eirik the Red, and Other Icelandic Sagas by Gwyn Jones (Editor) - English translation of classical Icelandic sagas.
Eyrbyggja Saga (Penguin Classics) by Hermann Palsson, Paul Edwards (Translator) - This Icelandic saga tells of settlers from Norway on Iceland's west coast around 1000 AD.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Classics Illustrated) by Jules Verne, Howard Hendrix (Editor) - First published in 1864, and made into several movies, this classic sci-fi adventure tale uses Iceland as a backdrop for part of the story - it is the point of enty to the center of the earth.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Classics Illustrated) by Jules Verne - Audiocassette version.
Travel Books
Lonely Planet Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands (3rd Ed) by Deanna Swaney - Good information for the independent traveler, as are all of the books in this series.
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