Nov 16: The Day of the Icelandic Language

Alda is sharing some tutorials on her space.

This web page has some other ideas for exploring this special day.

The day is special for Icelanders as it is the birthday of Icelandic poet, naturalist, and author Jónas Hallgrímsson. He was one of the founders of Fjölnir in Copenhagen in 1835. It was an Icelandic magazine that influential Icelandic men living in Copenhagen used to promote Icelandic nationalism in hopes of motivating people to fight for Iceland’s independence.


You are no doubt reading this on a Tölva: a number-prophetess... also known as a computer.

Image: Alan Parkinson, shared under CC license.

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