Hidden Histories – Mystic Iceland

Artistic reconstruction of Friðrik with a hammer between the separate beds of Natan and Pétur, as Agnes leaves the farmhouse room.

October 28, 2026October 30, 2026Hidden Histories, murder case, Vatnsnes

Illugastaðir: After the Fire — Investigation and Judgment

After the fire at Illugastaðir, conflicting accounts led to arrests, judgment, and Iceland’s last executions. Part 2 of 2.

AI-generated historical illustration of a tense encounter between a woman and a man in a firelit nineteenth-century Icelandic farmhouse.

October 28, 2026October 30, 2026dreams, Hidden Histories, murder case, Vatnsnes

Jealousy, Betrayal, and Death: The Tragedy at Illugastaðir

A remote farmhouse, tangled loyalties, and ominous dreams: the story behind the killings at Illugastaðir in 1828. Part 1 of 2.

February 9, 2026October 30, 2026dreams, Health, Hidden Histories, Hveragerði, reykjavik, Uncategorized

The House of the Plague: Reykjavík’s Early Hospital

Too small, too dark, air thick with despair. Dim rooms choked the sick, a lone bathtub mocked cleanliness, plague whispered through its walls. Doctors fought death by lamplight; dreams brought corpses. Echoes linger in Farsóttuhúsið, the House of Plague.

Hallgrimskirkja, leifur eiriksson statue, reykjavik, iceland

February 20, 2023October 30, 2026Hidden Histories, reykjavik

Skólavörðuholt: The Lost Cairn and Leifur’s Statue

This city has witnessed the arrival of the first settlers, the devastating effects of the Black Death, and the impact of WWII…

The Parliament building in Reykjavik, Iceland

February 11, 2020October 30, 2026Alþing, Hidden Histories, reykjavik

The Althing House: Stonework, Secrets, and Hauntings

The Althing House stands at the heart of Reykjavík, built amid political debates and construction struggles. Its stone walls hold Iceland’s parliamentary history, the labor of its builders, and legends of mystical craftsmanship. Tales of kaldabras, spirits, and hauntings linger, making it a place where law and mystery meet.