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Strandarkirkja
Strandarkirkja () is a Lutheran ( Church of Iceland) parish church in Selvogur , on the southern coast of Iceland. The church is a landmark for travellers at sea. It has more supporters all over the world than any other church in Iceland and is often referred to as the 'miracle church' with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers. History The Church was originally built sometime in the 12th century. The story relates that there is one night when a group of sailors tried to navigate back to Iceland in a storm. The southern coast of Iceland is notorious for its hidden reefs and rough coast. The distressed sailors prayed to God for a safe return and vowed to build a church wherever they landed. When they ended their prayer an angel, seemingly made of light, appeared before their bow. The angel guided them through the rough surfs and led the crew into a bay for safe landing. The sailors, making good on the promise, built a wooden church at the site and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selvogur
Strandarkirkja () is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Selvogur , on the southern coast of Iceland. The church is a landmark for travellers at sea. It has more supporters all over the world than any other church in Iceland and is often referred to as the 'miracle church' with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers. History The Church was originally built sometime in the 12th century. The story relates that there is one night when a group of sailors tried to navigate back to Iceland in a storm. The southern coast of Iceland is notorious for its hidden reefs and rough coast. The distressed sailors prayed to God for a safe return and vowed to build a church wherever they landed. When they ended their prayer an angel, seemingly made of light, appeared before their bow. The angel guided them through the rough surfs and led the crew into a bay for safe landing. The sailors, making good on the promise, built a wooden church at the site and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ僕fus
ﾃ僕fus () is a municipality located in Iceland. The major town is called ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshﾃｶfn. The bottled water brand Icelandic Glacial is manufactured in this area, at the ﾃ僕fus spring. Geography In ﾃ僕fus several lava tubes can be visited. ''Raufarhﾃｳlshellir'' is one of the longest lava tubes in Iceland with a length of 1360 metres and a height of up to 10 metres. One of the most famous caves is Bﾃｺri (cave). Another local cave is ''Arnarker'' with a length of 516 metres. ''Leitarhraun'' is a lava field which is about 5000 years old in the northwest of the municipality. Lake ''Hlﾃｭﾃｰarvatn'' covering an area of 3,3 km2 is a lake with a depth of up to 5 metres which is known for its birdlife. In ''Reykjadalur'' valley several hot wells and springs are visited for bathing. ''ﾃ〉narhellir'' is a stalactite cave near ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshﾃｶfn. Earthquakes caused some damage in ﾃ僕fus in 1706 and 1896. Culture and sights One of the most famous buildings in ﾃ僕fus is Strandarkirkj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur Jﾃｳnsdﾃｳttir
Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur Jﾃｳnsdﾃｳttir (26 December 1889 窶 1968), was an Icelandic sculptor born in the North West of Iceland. Family Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur's grandfather was Einar Andrﾃｩsson, a rhymester who had been suspected of witchcraft.Davﾃｭﾃｰsson, Steingrﾃｭm, Gunnfrﾃｭdur Jﾃｳnsdﾃｳttir: Listaverk, Gefiﾃｰ ﾃ嗾 ﾃ Kostnaﾃｰ Listakonunnar, 1964, translated from Icelandic by Einar Ragnarsson Kvaran Her parents were Halldﾃｳra Einarsdﾃｳttir Andrﾃｩssonar and Jﾃｳn Jﾃｳnsson. Early life At the age of 19 Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur attended a young women's school, but was forced to move to Akureyri and learn to be a seamstress after the school burned down. She was to be successful both in Iceland and in Denmark, where she moved in 1919. By 1924 she had returned to Iceland and that year she married Icelandic sculptor ﾃ《mundur Sveinsson. She returned with him to Sweden, where he was studying with sculptor Carl Milles. In 1929 they returned to Iceland, making their home in Reykjavﾃｭk. Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur and ﾃ《mundar were divo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshafnarprestkall
ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshafnarprestkall is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish in southern Iceland, located within ﾃ〉nessﾃｽsla. It is part of the Suﾃｰurprﾃｳfastsdﾃｦmi (Southern Federation of Parishes). ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kshafnarprestkall administrates three parish churches: ﾃ柞rlﾃ｡kskirkja, Hjallakirkja, and Strandarkirkja, the latter two having been absorbed into the parish due to the lack of population within them. Statistics Iceland. External lin ...
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Hermann Pﾃ｡lsson
Hermann Pﾃ｡lsson (26 May 1921 窶 11 August 2002) was an Icelandic language scholar and translator, "one of the most distinguished scholars of Icelandic studies of his generation". Often working in collaboration with others such as Magnus Magnusson or Paul Edwards, he translated around 40 works of medieval Icelandic literature. Life Hermann Pﾃ｡lsson was born at Sauﾃｰanes ﾃ｡ ﾃ《um, a farm near Blﾃｶnduﾃｳs and the Hﾃｺnafjﾃｶrdur in the north of Iceland in 1921. Though he was the sixth of 12 children, and the family was not rich, he managed to gain a degree in Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland in Reykjavﾃｭk in 1947. From there he moved to take another honours degree, in Irish Studies, at the National University of Ireland in Dublin in 1950. His first books reflected his Celtic interests: a volume of ancient Irish tales, ''Irskar fornsﾃｶgur'' (1953), and another of Gaelic poetry from the Hebrides, ''Sﾃｶngvar frﾃ｡ Sudureyjum'' (1955), both translated into Icelandic. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentecost
Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1窶31). In Western Christianity, Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. In the United Kingdom, traditionally the next day, Whit Monday, was (until 1970) also a public holiday. (Since 1971, by statute, the last Monday in May has been a Bank Holiday). The Monday after Pentecost is a legal holiday in many European countries. In Eastern Christianity, Pentecost can also refer to the entire fifty days of Easter through Pentecost inclusive; hence the book containing the liturgical texts is called the "'' Pentecostarion''". Since its date depends on the date of Easter, Pentec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easter
Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume 2'') as well as the single word "Easter" in books printed i157515841586 also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary . It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus Christ, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to the week before Easter as Holy Week, which in Western Christianity begins on Palm Sunday (marking the entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem), includes Spy Wednesday (on which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourists
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (other), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (other), tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours, business and other purposes". Tourism can be Domestic tourism, domestic (within the traveller's own country) or International tourism, international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Tourism numbers declined as a result of a strong economic slowdown (the late-2000s recession) between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, and in consequence of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campground
A campsite, also known as a campground or camping pitch, is a place used for overnight stay in an outdoor area. In British English, a ''campsite'' is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents, campervans or caravans; this British English use of the word is synonymous with the US English expression ''campground''. In American English, the term ''campsite'' generally means an area where an individual, family, group, or military unit can pitch a tent or park a camper; a campground may contain many campsites. There are two types of campsites: an impromptu area (as one might decide to stop while backpacking or hiking, or simply adjacent to a road through the wilderness), and a designated area with various facilities. Campgrounds The term ''camp'' comes from the Latin word ''campus'', meaning "field". Therefore, a campground consists typically of open pieces of ground where a camper can pitch a tent or park a camper. More s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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