Fjóla
@fjolagud.bsky.social
Icelandic, folklorist, journalist. Lumpfish enthusiast and admirer of medieval manuscripts.
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 😂
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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.
Top news: The mosquito has arrived in Iceland, and we all have an opinion on this.
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www.mbl.is/frettir/innl...
Moskítóflugur finnast á Íslandi
Þrjár moskítóflugur af tegundinni Culiseta annulata fundust hér á landi í síðustu viku.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Top news: The mosquito has arrived in Iceland, and we all have an opinion on this.
www.mbl.is/frettir/innl...
www.mbl.is/frettir/innl...
I live close to a hotel in downtown Reykjavík and I get a northern lights alarm when they're very bright because tourists will start screaming outside my window. This time, it was a group of Chinese people.
October 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I live close to a hotel in downtown Reykjavík and I get a northern lights alarm when they're very bright because tourists will start screaming outside my window. This time, it was a group of Chinese people.
The Czech football team just lost to our neighbours, the Faroe Islands, which I'm sure was a bit upsetting for the Czechs. They were about to escape the scene of their defeat when Faroese weather grounded the plane, and now the Czech football team is just stuck there.
October 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Czech football team just lost to our neighbours, the Faroe Islands, which I'm sure was a bit upsetting for the Czechs. They were about to escape the scene of their defeat when Faroese weather grounded the plane, and now the Czech football team is just stuck there.
Every Icelandic child knows that you NEVER write the letter Ð/ð at the start of a sentence, but medieval scribes got to play fast and loose with the rules. Today, we can't do that because bad grammar means death or outlawry.
October 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Every Icelandic child knows that you NEVER write the letter Ð/ð at the start of a sentence, but medieval scribes got to play fast and loose with the rules. Today, we can't do that because bad grammar means death or outlawry.
I'm sure I had a reason for visiting a Danish website devoted to the wood and furniture industry to read about old wood beams being reused in a Faroese bar but it was one in the morning and I was revenge sleep procrastinating. I did scratch my head when I opened the browser on my phone this morning.
September 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm sure I had a reason for visiting a Danish website devoted to the wood and furniture industry to read about old wood beams being reused in a Faroese bar but it was one in the morning and I was revenge sleep procrastinating. I did scratch my head when I opened the browser on my phone this morning.
Actually, the recipe deserves a special mention because look at this German magnificence.
September 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Actually, the recipe deserves a special mention because look at this German magnificence.
September 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"This seems Spanish to my eyes" means "this looks strange" in Icelandic. I thought you should know that before I stop procrastinating and go back to doing the thing I'm supposed to be doing.
September 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"This seems Spanish to my eyes" means "this looks strange" in Icelandic. I thought you should know that before I stop procrastinating and go back to doing the thing I'm supposed to be doing.
I've read this in Icelandic and I'm still worried that Hildur has actually provided a future Icelandic murderer with the perfect way to dispose of a body.
Cover reveal! 🥳🎉
DEAD WEIGHT is translated by @maryrobinettekowal.com and will hit the shelves on May 26th.
Nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands 🩸
Preorder here:
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
DEAD WEIGHT is translated by @maryrobinettekowal.com and will hit the shelves on May 26th.
Nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands 🩸
Preorder here:
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
September 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I've read this in Icelandic and I'm still worried that Hildur has actually provided a future Icelandic murderer with the perfect way to dispose of a body.
There is a gloriously strange vessel in Reykjavík harbour right now and a part of me wants to live in it.
Furðufleyið nú í Reykjavíkurhöfn
Rannsóknarfleyið Tara Polar Station hefur nú lagst að bryggju við Ingólfsgarð í Reykjavíkurhöfn. Rannsóknarstöðin kom fyrst að landi á Ísafirði 25. ágúst eftir tilraunasiglingar í Norður-Íshafi.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
There is a gloriously strange vessel in Reykjavík harbour right now and a part of me wants to live in it.
A fact I like: The last Secretary General of the Icelandic Parliament was such a Star Wars geek that at her recent goodbye party at the offices of Parliament, she was handed flowers by people dressed as Darth Vader and Stormtroopers while the Imperial March played in the background.
Svarthöfði heimsótti kveðjuveislu Rögnu Árnadóttur
Mikið líf og fjör var í Smiðju í dag þegar Ragna Árnadóttir, fyrrverandi skrifstofustjóri Alþingis, var formlega kvödd en hún lét af störfum í lok júnímánaðar.
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August 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A fact I like: The last Secretary General of the Icelandic Parliament was such a Star Wars geek that at her recent goodbye party at the offices of Parliament, she was handed flowers by people dressed as Darth Vader and Stormtroopers while the Imperial March played in the background.
Ég er asnalega glöð yfir því að Retro Stefson séu aftur komin í líf okkar.
August 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Ég er asnalega glöð yfir því að Retro Stefson séu aftur komin í líf okkar.
Sifting grass from berries at my summer cabin and, as always, trying not to be my neurotic self who thinks about the fact that of the last six polar bear visits to Iceland, four of them were in this area.
August 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sifting grass from berries at my summer cabin and, as always, trying not to be my neurotic self who thinks about the fact that of the last six polar bear visits to Iceland, four of them were in this area.