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» Arnar - Queen Margaret of Denmark ...is on an official visit in Icela
Queen Margaret of Denmark...is on an official visit in Iceland.
A little twist on Roxanne's article, the Queen will visit Eyrarbakki, a small village in South Iceland, and have dinner at Husid - Arnessysla Regional Museum (which was mentioned in the article) with Iceland's president tomorrow, friday 15th.
Another reason for her visit is to see the church in Eyrarbakki. The church's altar piece was painted by her great-great grandmother, Louise, wife of Christian 9th in 1891.
You can see a picture of the church and Husid at the museum's Web site, www.south.is/husid, but I was unable, I'm sorry to say, to find a photo of the altar piece Queen Louise gave to the church in the last century.
A brief guide to Eyrarbakki can be found here.
Arnar Oskarsson, Web designer and history buff ;-)
-- posted by Arnar
» The_Thumb - An excellent article Roxanne. I can't help but wonder if the is
An excellent article Roxanne. I can't help but wonder if the isolation and climate of Iceland have something to do with the populatrity of reading and writing there (in spite of its being milder than we might expect).It's interesting that Iceland's considered a part of Europe, but why not. May as well be part of something ... Tasmania's part of Australia after all, and Hawaii part of The U.S.A.
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» RoxanneN - Thank you all for your positive comments about the article. As
Thank you all for your positive comments about the article. As far as the climate and location being conducive to reading and writing, yes, I would agree. But then, there are other cold remote spots on earth where reading and writing are not held in the same esteem as in Iceland. As far as Iceland being part of Europe--it is different than Hawaii being part of the U.S. or Tasmania being part of Australia. Hawaii was forcibly annexed to the U.S. and native Hawaiians are now demanding everything from complete soverignty to a return of at least some of the land. President Clinton issued a public apology a few years ago for the overthrow of their government 100 years ago. I don't know if the Tasmanians objected to bein part of Australia; I don't know if the Falklands were inhabited before the British arrived. But being part of Europe does not infringe on Iceland's rights as an independent nation; and they are voluntarily a member of NATO, even though some of the population may not agree with that policy. Perhaps they are considered part of Europe because the first settlers came from Europe and kept those ties...Arnar, can you help answer that one?-- posted by RoxanneN
» Arnar - I think it must be because of the age-old relations and cultural
I think it must be because of the age-old relations and cultural bonds with Europe. Don't forget that Icelanders are descendant of Norwegians and Irish.We have always had strong cultural relationship with Scandinavia - also, Iceland was under the rule of Norway and then later, Denmark for centuries.
Hope that sheds some light on the subject.
Arnar Oskarsson, Web designer
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