Icelander
North Atlantic native
An Icelander is a person from Iceland, the North Atlantic island nation.
The term covers both citizens and those of Icelandic descent: Icelanders have preserved their medieval literary traditions.
Icelanders speak Icelandic, a language remarkably close to Old Norse.
Extended heroic narrative
- Old NorseMedieval Scandinavian language
- runesOld Germanic script
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- longshipSlender Norse rowing vessel
Leif Erikson · Snorri Sturluson · skald · Norse mythology · Thor · Odin · Freyja · Valhalla
Iceland's capital city
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
- geyserErupting thermal vent
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
fjord · midnight sun · aurora borealis · puffin · whale watching · hot springs · Blue Lagoon · tundra
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Strained Icelandic cultured dairy
- BjörkEccentric Icelandic vocalist
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- literary traditionInherited body of texts
Legal national member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- nativeOriginating from a place
- residentOne who inhabits
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
expatriate · emigrant · diaspora · compatriot · countryman · ancestry · heritage · lineage
Of ancient carved letters
- patronymicName from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- naming conventionsStandards for assigning labels
- language preservationMaintaining endangered native tongues
saga
Extended heroic narrative
- Old NorseMedieval Scandinavian language
- runesOld Germanic script
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
longship · Leif Erikson · Snorri Sturluson · skald · Norse mythology · Thor · Odin · Freyja · Valhalla · berserker
Reykjavik
Iceland's capital city
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
- geyserErupting thermal vent
glacier · fjord · midnight sun · aurora borealis · puffin · whale watching · hot springs · Blue Lagoon · tundra · harsh climate
Scandinavian
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
skyr
Strained Icelandic cultured dairy
- BjörkEccentric Icelandic vocalist
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
citizen
Legal national member
inhabitant · expatriate · emigrant · diaspora · compatriot · countryman · ancestry · heritage · lineage · birthplace
runic
Of ancient carved letters
- patronymicName from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- naming conventionsStandards for assigning labels
- Iceland sparTransparent birefringent calcite variety
- Icelandic sagasMedieval Norse prose narratives