Fjóla
@fjolagud.bsky.social
Icelandic, folklorist, journalist. Lumpfish enthusiast and admirer of medieval manuscripts.
Tomorrow, 6 January, is the last day of Christmas in Iceland, simply called the Thirteenth. It's a good one because there is a lot of folklore attached to it (some of it is also said to apply to New Year's Day and/or Christmas Day).
A little 🧵
A little 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Tomorrow, 6 January, is the last day of Christmas in Iceland, simply called the Thirteenth. It's a good one because there is a lot of folklore attached to it (some of it is also said to apply to New Year's Day and/or Christmas Day).
A little 🧵
A little 🧵
Tomorrow is the last day of Christmas and the separation anxiety is real.
May have gone overboard with size of Christmas tree but regret nothing.
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Tomorrow is the last day of Christmas and the separation anxiety is real.
Reposted by Fjóla
Dagur prýddi dag.
Ljós gladdi ljós.
Sól birti sól.
- Úr Krosskvæði (15. öld)
Ljós gladdi ljós.
Sól birti sól.
- Úr Krosskvæði (15. öld)
January 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Dagur prýddi dag.
Ljós gladdi ljós.
Sól birti sól.
- Úr Krosskvæði (15. öld)
Ljós gladdi ljós.
Sól birti sól.
- Úr Krosskvæði (15. öld)
May have gone overboard with size of Christmas tree but regret nothing.
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
May have gone overboard with size of Christmas tree but regret nothing.
I mean, if this were still an option, I'd be planning my vacation now 🛳🥳
December 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I mean, if this were still an option, I'd be planning my vacation now 🛳🥳
People looking into reestablishing ferries between Iceland and Scotland = my dreams coming true.
Skoða að koma á ferju milli Skotlands og Seyðisfjarðar
Byggðaráð Múlaþings mun skoða möguleikann á því að koma á reglubundnum ferjusiglingum milli Skotlands og Seyðisfjarðar. Sveitarstjórn Múlaþings samþykkti þetta á fundi sínum á mánudaginn.
www.mbl.is
December 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
People looking into reestablishing ferries between Iceland and Scotland = my dreams coming true.
Literally everyone in Iceland except me likes swimming pools. Now even the birds are showing off.
Swan swims in Seltjarnarnes - RÚV.is
RÚV.is
www.ruv.is
December 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Literally everyone in Iceland except me likes swimming pools. Now even the birds are showing off.
I didn't even show you guys the elevator.
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I didn't even show you guys the elevator.
Weird and random things in my hotel room.
This wallpaper.
This wallpaper.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Weird and random things in my hotel room.
This wallpaper.
This wallpaper.
Currently obsessed with a little creature called a 'sea angel' after interviewing the diver (Erlendur Bogason) who took this photo. The sea angel is only a few cm long and looks absurdly cute while swimming with its tiny 'wings'.
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Currently obsessed with a little creature called a 'sea angel' after interviewing the diver (Erlendur Bogason) who took this photo. The sea angel is only a few cm long and looks absurdly cute while swimming with its tiny 'wings'.
But now this bar in the basement of a publishing house is competing for the favourite spot.
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
But now this bar in the basement of a publishing house is competing for the favourite spot.
This is an Icelandic Advent calendar from 1950. Because nothing says Christmas like a hedgehog made out of a potato and matchsticks that you pull out every day until the holidays.
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is an Icelandic Advent calendar from 1950. Because nothing says Christmas like a hedgehog made out of a potato and matchsticks that you pull out every day until the holidays.
Reading Mary Poppins for the first time since I was a kid and I did NOT remember the creepy old lady who breaks off her fingers, turns them into candy, and feeds them to the Banks toddlers.
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reading Mary Poppins for the first time since I was a kid and I did NOT remember the creepy old lady who breaks off her fingers, turns them into candy, and feeds them to the Banks toddlers.
There is a cat in my house BUT NO OPEN WINDOWS.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is a cat in my house BUT NO OPEN WINDOWS.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
My favourite bar to walk out of in Reykjavík. At least when there's a giant ship on the doorstep.
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My favourite bar to walk out of in Reykjavík. At least when there's a giant ship on the doorstep.
I'm named after the flower wild pansy/heartsease, but in Icelandic we just call it a violet.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm named after the flower wild pansy/heartsease, but in Icelandic we just call it a violet.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This is my favourite weather and that mentality helps if you live here.
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is my favourite weather and that mentality helps if you live here.
Ok, wait! Apparently, they are considering scrapping the current grading system for a new one. I'm sure that this time they'll go for a simple, straightforw..
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ok, wait! Apparently, they are considering scrapping the current grading system for a new one. I'm sure that this time they'll go for a simple, straightforw..
I went to a Danish gymnasium when they changed the grading system to this, and I remember our physics teacher explaining it to us. He started, then stopped, then stared at his paper, then said, "What does -3 even mean? That the course made you stupider?"
The teachers had it rough 😂
The teachers had it rough 😂
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I went to a Danish gymnasium when they changed the grading system to this, and I remember our physics teacher explaining it to us. He started, then stopped, then stared at his paper, then said, "What does -3 even mean? That the course made you stupider?"
The teachers had it rough 😂
The teachers had it rough 😂
Reposted by Fjóla
I tried to do a screen record, hope it does it justice!
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I tried to do a screen record, hope it does it justice!
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Did not take many photos on my recent vacation to beautiful Brighton, but at least this crooked phone in Gatwick Airport was fascinating.
#travelphotography
#travelphotography
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Did not take many photos on my recent vacation to beautiful Brighton, but at least this crooked phone in Gatwick Airport was fascinating.
#travelphotography
#travelphotography
Hello England. Your weather is very on-brand and I like it.
October 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Hello England. Your weather is very on-brand and I like it.
Also, my hair, after one minute outside today.
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Also, my hair, after one minute outside today.
Winter came overnight.
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Winter came overnight.