Medieval Legal Dramas - Justice in Icelandic Sagas

By Declan McClean Law is not universal. We comprehend that different countries have different legal systems, and sometimes laws are varied even within countries. However, the universal nature of the modern state has largely eroded the cultural responses to law and enforcement that were present in previous ages, and we often consider elements of corruption or extra-legal affairs to be maimings of some sort of super-national universal justice, rather than the effects of western legal syste...

Review: Mannvirki - IFFR 2023 – Tiger Competition

IFFR 2023 Tiger Competition Review: Mannvirki by Vladan Petkovic 31/01/2023 - Icelandic director Gústav Geir Bollason's first feature is a cryptic, no-dialogue hybrid with immersive sound design which seems to deal with the relationship between man and nature Among cinema's multitude of styles, forms and genres, there are hermetic narrative films open to interpretation, and there are impenetrable experimental films. Icelandic director Gústav Geir Bollason's fir...

There’s No Place Like Jersey for the Holidays

Iceland by Drew Nelles After fifteen years of vegetarianism, I recently gave into despair and started eating meat. I’m also trying to quit smoking again, which means I’ve gained a bit of weight. It isn’t much—only five or ten pounds—and anyway, since I was so skinny before, I just seem healthy, like I’ve filled out. In my one concession to self-respect, I’ve been shaving every day, so my cheeks are soft and smooth, plump and pink. People tell me I look good, a decade younger. I’ve never fe...

Icelandic Analogues to the Northern English Gawain Cycle

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