Emily Lethbridge
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic
- Norse and Viking Ramblings
- photo hebrides
- Power Dome
- The Saga-Steads of Iceland: A 21st-Century Pilgrimage
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland |
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| Introduction | I am a 33-year-old academic researcher currently based in Reykjavík, Iceland. In 2011, after many years studying the medieval Icelandic sagas at the University of Cambridge, I set off on a year-long solo research project/adventure which involved reading each saga 'on location' around Iceland. The 1000-year-old past described in the medieval Icelandic sagas is written into the landscape all around Iceland. In 'The Saga-Steads of Iceland: A 21st-Century Pilgrimage' project, I explored how the sagas are a living literature with an existence beyond the printed page. I used this blog to report on my progress and write about specific sagas over the course of the year; I am currently completing a book about the project. (Photo credit: M. J. Driscoll) |