I remember Halla Linker from when I was a kid in the 60s. My family went to a lot of Icelandic parties back then in Los Angeles, usually Christmas parties through the Icelandic Club. I wonder if she is still living? She was very beautiful and I remember her being very nice too.
Someone posting here has mentioned both the documentarian Hal Linker and his wife Halla Linker. There used to be a TV show in the 1960s that focused on world travel, and the hosts were an American man, his Icelandic-born wife, and their children. I think it may have only been shown in the Los Angeles area, but I'm not sure. Are these the people mentioned in these posts?
Really interesting images. I'm an avid reader of Arnaldur Indridason books in where, with the pretense of the thriller, explain us different periods of modern Iceland history. Iceland looks quiet country but its history doesn't say that...
Yes I have. I reckon I have been to Iceland around 20 times in all seasons. My comment was meant as humour only because the weather can get pretty wild. The first time I was there (in Akranes) you couldnt stand up it was blowing so hard!
When I lived there as a kid, we were sent out into this crazy weather on a daily basis. We were always told to go out and play "in the good weather". So we thought all weather was good weather. I remember once, being sent to school, it was storming and icy. I just took one step, then I was blown all the way to the school, arms stretched to the sides keeping my balance. You wouldn´t see this today, children are driven and picked up again by their parents all the time. I am glad I grew up when I did - gave us more independence and life skills.
Fresh air + being breastfed for more than 1 year + organic food = Hollywood beauty material. No wonder Hollywood actors were often plucked from rural Norway, Finland Russia etc. They had perfect genetics!!!
@MrEurocat I was not talking about burning sunlight right above your head for 24 hours. It is bright out side the whole night in summer time tough. It can be very annoying when you are trying to go to sleep. If you look at a map you can see that Iceland is right on the boarder of the circle.
@eidure1 Not so! To have 24 hour sun you need to be above the Arctic Circle - no part of Iceland is above the Circle. There is probably 24 hour daylight, but thats not the same as 24 hour sun.
This was put up 15 years ago..... My word, youtube has been around for a while now, too bad its turned to shtye under that time. But why did it take so long for youtube to recommend this.
The documentary is correct. The Icelanders signed a treaty with the Norwegian King whereby they agreed to pay him taxes in exchange for a code of laws, guaranteed peace and reliable transportation and shipping between Norway and Iceland. It had nothing to do with Christianity as Iceland had been Christian for centuries, but was the result of the preceding civil strife in Iceland due to the absence of a centralised executive authority to uphold law and order.
The first people to arrive were Vikings and monks from Ireland. They used up the timber over the centuries to build houses and heat and cook gradually the timber disappeared. Thats my take on it. Maybe Ill get my ass kicked by an Icelander here so lets wait and see....I argue against the ash idea on the basis that Iceland emerged from the sea as a volcano and it remains one, so there was never `something else` for the trees to grow on. Thats what makes it so geologically special.
@chanctonbury63 Ive just listened to the commentary. I think the clue is that very little can grow on the lava & once plants are covered in fine ash they die. I believe this to be the reason the forests died rather than being cut down
@eidure1 I know the geography of Iceland - what you should say is - in summer it is light for 24 hours. You cant say sunny - its means the sun is shining.
The important part is that it is entirely possible for the average Icelander to read 12th century work that hasn't been transcribed into modern spelling. Just takes a bit of run-up.
Actually, the pronunciation of icelandic is very different from what it was like. It's far from being "exactly as it was a 1000 years ago." But the spelling is very similar to what old icelandic was like but it's not that similar to old norse.
@MrEurocat I know what I should have said and I got your point. You obviously took that sentence to literally. I'm Icelandic so my native tounge is not english and is there for not perfect. I would like to hear you string a fkn sentence to gather in icelandic. haha!
@@andriandrason1318 Yeah, I know. Vinland Saga is the name of the anime; Thorfinn, the character hails from Iceland. The anime is based off of Viking conquest of Britain, the struggles during the period and an ultimate quest of the protagonists to sail westward to America (Vinland) as a sort of escape from it all.
We can not understand 12th century literature, that is not true, mabye if we have translaition, but modern Icelandic is a diffrent language, simular mabye, but still diffrent.
i find that i can at least get the message of what is written in old norse, not that i could accurately define each word and use it in a sentance im sure spoken old norse would be much harder to understand
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This is a fantastic documentary, as an icelandic, thank you for posting this.
I remember Halla Linker from when I was a kid in the 60s. My family went to a lot of Icelandic parties back then in Los Angeles, usually Christmas parties through the Icelandic Club. I wonder if she is still living? She was very beautiful and I remember her being very nice too.
Someone posting here has mentioned both the documentarian Hal Linker and his wife Halla Linker. There used to be a TV show in the 1960s that focused on world travel, and the hosts were an American man, his Icelandic-born wife, and their children. I think it may have only been shown in the Los Angeles area, but I'm not sure. Are these the people mentioned in these posts?
This is really cool, thanks for posting.
Awesome archives !
Really interesting images.
I'm an avid reader of Arnaldur Indridason books in where, with the pretense of the thriller, explain us different periods of modern Iceland history.
Iceland looks quiet country but its history doesn't say that...
Who watch in 2020?
Me :)
sorry mate, im in 2019
@@magnusorn7313 its ok
March 13th 2020
2022 for Me* ;-) Oct. 28th ~
OMG! I think you got a shot of my grandmother (Amma) I this video.
Yes I have. I reckon I have been to Iceland around 20 times in all seasons. My comment was meant as humour only because the weather can get pretty wild. The first time I was there (in Akranes) you couldnt stand up it was blowing so hard!
When I lived there as a kid, we were sent out into this crazy weather on a daily basis. We were always told to go out and play "in the good weather". So we thought all weather was good weather.
I remember once, being sent to school, it was storming and icy. I just took one step, then I was blown all the way to the school, arms stretched to the sides keeping my balance.
You wouldn´t see this today, children are driven and picked up again by their parents all the time. I am glad I grew up when I did - gave us more independence and life skills.
I enjoyed this video very much but my father enjoyed it even more, him being born in the 50's so i had to show him this video.
Fresh air + being breastfed for more than 1 year + organic food = Hollywood beauty material. No wonder Hollywood actors were often plucked from rural Norway, Finland Russia etc. They had perfect genetics!!!
Er einhver enn að horfa á þetta 2019?
Nei 2020 :p
sorry mate, 2020
2020
Ég er búin að vera að horfa á þetta síðan 1950, gerðu það hjálpaðu mér.
2021
wonderful video. do you happen to know what kind of camera and film were used to make this?
Last time they had a sunny day in Iceland was 1950`s!
😆😆😆😆😆
@MrEurocat I was not talking about burning sunlight right above your head for 24 hours. It is bright out side the whole night in summer time tough. It can be very annoying when you are trying to go to sleep. If you look at a map you can see that Iceland is right on the boarder of the circle.
wow
super!
takk
@MrEurocat The timber was cut down.
@HondosPlace Hey i was there USAF 1957-1958 1971st AACS Squadron Radio-operator
@eidure1 Not so! To have 24 hour sun you need to be above the Arctic Circle - no part of Iceland is above the Circle. There is probably 24 hour daylight, but thats not the same as 24 hour sun.
@chanctonbury63 Yup I was there then, summers were quite nice, not hot at all, plenty sunny summer days
This was put up 15 years ago.....
My word, youtube has been around for a while now, too bad its turned to shtye under that time. But why did it take so long for youtube to recommend this.
9:02 Hah! "voluntarily joined with Norway." Yeah, being threatened with conquest if we didn't take up christianity is voluntarily joining with Norway.
Ha? Við vorum orðin kristin nú þegar kringum árið 1000.
@@mattikul christianity was present but it was not the majority at that time
The documentary is correct. The Icelanders signed a treaty with the Norwegian King whereby they agreed to pay him taxes in exchange for a code of laws, guaranteed peace and reliable transportation and shipping between Norway and Iceland. It had nothing to do with Christianity as Iceland had been Christian for centuries, but was the result of the preceding civil strife in Iceland due to the absence of a centralised executive authority to uphold law and order.
The first people to arrive were Vikings and monks from Ireland. They used up the timber over the centuries to build houses and heat and cook gradually the timber disappeared. Thats my take on it. Maybe Ill get my ass kicked by an Icelander here so lets wait and see....I argue against the ash idea on the basis that Iceland emerged from the sea as a volcano and it remains one, so there was never `something else` for the trees to grow on. Thats what makes it so geologically special.
@MrEurocat there is 24 hour sun in Grimsey.
@chanctonbury63 Have you never been to Iceland in the summer time? It's sunny 24 hours of the day.
But likewise does it almost total darkness around the winter solstice ?
What beautiful girls!
@chanctonbury63 Ive just listened to the commentary. I think the clue is that very little can grow on the lava & once plants are covered in fine ash they die. I believe this to be the reason the forests died rather than being cut down
@doddsalfa Yes - thats true
@eidure1 I know the geography of Iceland - what you should say is - in summer it is light for 24 hours. You cant say sunny - its means the sun is shining.
Shut the fuck up, fucking loser.
Why did the Forests die?
The important part is that it is entirely possible for the average Icelander to read 12th century work that hasn't been transcribed into modern spelling. Just takes a bit of run-up.
Actually, the pronunciation of icelandic is very different from what it was like. It's far from being "exactly as it was a 1000 years ago." But the spelling is very similar to what old icelandic was like but it's not that similar to old norse.
It's ISLAND
Sounds like Vincent Price narrating?
@eidure1 If you cant get it right, then dont bother.
They are some of world’s most physically attractive people both the women first of all and then the men
Icelanders. More Norwegian than Norwegians!!!
@@iseegoodandbad6758 No, 60 percent of Womens dna comes from the british isles.
I hate being reminded just how GOOD Europe was and how perfect Europeans were. Just leave us alone!
@MrEurocat I know what I should have said and I got your point. You obviously took that sentence to literally. I'm Icelandic so my native tounge is not english and is there for not perfect. I would like to hear you string a fkn sentence to gather in icelandic. haha!
ætla bara að láta þig vita að þú hafðir rétt fyrir þér, ekki hálfvitinn.
So beautiful! Only white... brings tears to my eyes.
you mean because the people are all white?
gova flashback Do you plan on going to heaven? There will NOT be “only white” there. There are bad “whites” too
Jesus so racist. Seek professional help.
A documentary of Thorfinn's land from Vinland Saga.
Vinland is in America.
@@andriandrason1318 Yeah, I know. Vinland Saga is the name of the anime; Thorfinn, the character hails from Iceland. The anime is based off of Viking conquest of Britain, the struggles during the period and an ultimate quest of the protagonists to sail westward to America (Vinland) as a sort of escape from it all.
We can not understand 12th century literature, that is not true, mabye if we have translaition, but modern Icelandic is a diffrent language, simular mabye, but still diffrent.
i find that i can at least get the message of what is written in old norse, not that i could accurately define each word and use it in a sentance
im sure spoken old norse would be much harder to understand
Talaðu fyrir sjálfan þig vitleysingurinn þinn, þú gætir þurft að lesa þetta nokkrum sinnum yfir og þá gætir þú mögulega skilið þetta.
beautiful white people
Kalergi Plan
Erectus walks amongst us
The Passing of the Great Race
Race, Evolution and Behavior
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion
The Bell Curve
IQ and the Wealth of Nations
Talmud
The time when the US has not been radicalized.
We are not suppose to kill Whale's for food, etc.
Those Whale's Live's ~ Rest in Peace+
What are you talking about?