Lögberg-Heimskringla - 05.12.1980, Blaðsíða 8

8-WINNIPEG, FOSTUDAGUR 5. DESEMBER 1980
See Iceland this autumn — winter
at bargain prices of $388-$508
NEW YORK — Iceland is making it
hard for travelers not to pay a visit to
the Land of Fire and Ice this autumn
and winter. The Viking land on the
north-western rim of Europe is offer-
ing Adventure Weeks from just $489,
including airfare from New York, and
Adventure Weekends from just $388.
Unnur Kendall, Director of the
Icelandic National Tourist Office in
New York, said that the Adventure
programs have been priced enticingly
low to attract budget-conscious
travelers during the normally slower
autumn and winter vacation seasons.
She said that an Adventure Week pro-
gram to Reykjavik, capital of Iceland,
costs from just $489 to $508, and that
an Adventure Weekend, from $388 to
$399.
Inclusions in the Adventure Week
program are roundtrip airfare from
New York, transfers by motorcoach
between airport and hotel in Reyk-
javik, first class accommodations on a
double occupancy basis at the first
class Hotel Loftleidir, continental
breakfast daily, and admission to the
hotel's swimming pool and sauna. The
Adventure Week also features a Viking
Table luncheon feast of traditional
Icelandic specialties and a guided
sightseeing tour of Reykjavik. Six-night
Adventure Weeks are priced at $489
and seven-night Weeks are $508, ac-
cording to Mrs. Kendall.
Publications in English on
Icelandic Literature and History
The following books in the Univer-
sity of Manitoba Icelandic Studies are
available now:
The Book of Settlements (Landnámabók)
— Hermann Pálsson and Paul Ed-
wards (translators) Landnámabók is a
unique document in world literature.
Compiled early in the twelfth century
and later expanded, it describes the
birth of the Icelandic nation. The book
is not only an important source for the
history of the period, it is also a col-
lection of fascinating epics, described
with an unerring eye for detail. ISBN
88755-112-2 $20.00.
A History of the Old Icelandic Common-
wealth (íslendinga Saga)
— Jón Jóhannesson (Haraldur Bessa-
son, translator) "The English transla-
tion of íslendinga Saga will be wel-
I Icelandic
Wartime memories from Denmark
Snorri Rögnvaldsson of Lundar
writes his second installment of his
memories from Denmark from about
the end of World War II.
The Editorial
A few points from Halldor Laxness'
latest book 'The Year in Greece' (1980)
are discussed, at the same time as at-
tention is drawn to Mr. Laxness' long
career as a writer. His first novel was
published in 1919.
Grand Master Friðrik Ólafsson
At a recent chess tournament in
Argentine, Friðrik Ólafsson of Iceland
beat World Champion in Chess A. Kar-
pov of Russia.
Fifth Anniversary of Women's
Rights Celebrations
Recently women in Iceland com-
memorated the fifth anniversary of
Women's Rights celebrations in the
country — an event which in its time
attracted world wide attention.
comed by teachers and students of Old
Norse alike.lt answers the need for a
trustworthy and authoritative history
of the medieval Icelandic common-
wealth in English." (Richard Perkins,
Saga-Book of the Viking Society.) ISBN
88755-113-0 $25.00.
Laws of Early Iceland (Grágás I)
— Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote, and
Richard Perkins (translators).
The customs, habits, and rules of
day-to-day life in an isolated medieval
community are revealed in Grágás, the
earliest written Icelandic legal code,
translated by three internationally
recognized medievalists. Grágás, one
of the great monuments of Icelandic
national heritage, testifies to the
mature social outlook of the island's
self-governing farmels, and provides a
Content
Erlingur Ellertsson
A newspaper interview with Erl-
ingur Ellertsson the president of the
Icelandic Society in Washinton, D.C. is
summarized on the front page.
Gifts to Lögberg-Heimskringla
The children and in-laws of the late
Þorgrímur and Guðrún Pálsson of Ar-
borg, Man. have sent L.H. an amount
of $650.00 in memory of the deceased
couple.
Tax Protested
Five hundred North American-
Icelanders have formally protested a
tax which the Icelandic Government
levies on airline travellers at the time
of their departure from Iceland.
Icelandic film shown in New York
The Icelandic film Land and Sons bas-
ed on Indriði G. Þorsteinsson's novel
with the same title has been shown in
New York to considerable critical ac-
claim.
KNIT YOUR 0m ICELANOIC LOPI
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patterns for any size pullover or cardigan,
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To order send chequeor money order (add S1 OOfor
postage) to:
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window on life in the middle ages.
ISBN 88755-115-7 $27.50.
The following book will be available
in 1981:
Edda: A Collection of Essays
— Haraldur Bessason and R.J. Glen-
dinning (editors) The poetic Edda, the
subject of eleven of these twelve ar-
ticles, is a thirteenth-century collection
of Old Norse poems on cosmogony,
mythology, and the traditions of Norse
heroes. No other Icelandic text pre-
serves so fully the common religious,
literary, and historical heritage of pre-
Christian Northern Europe. The Edda
has provided a wealth of information
about the culture of the German-
speaking peoples since its discovery in
the seventeenth century.This collec-
tion of essays by eminent scholars well
represents the state of the art of Eddic
studies. ISBN 88755-117-3 $25.00 (ap-
prox).
Please order from: Order Depart-
ment, University of Toronto Press,
5201 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario
M3H 5T8.
Rúllupylsa
for sale.
Available now.
Phone: 257-5841

VIKING
PHARMACY
Centre and Fourth
Gimli, Man.
Phone 642-5504
Pharmacists:
Ernest Stefanson, B.Sc., Pharm.
Garry Fedorchuk, B.Sc., Pharm.
We’re here for your convenience —
Servicing you with ...
• PRESCRIPTIONS • SUNDRIES
• COSMETICS • GIFTS
• GREETING • FILMS
CARDS
Vouchers are included with all
Adventure packages good for a 10 per
cent discount on purchases at the
Rammagerdin stores in Reykjavik, a
35 per cent discount on a sightseeing
tour to Hveragerdi in Iceland's coun-
tryside, and a 50 per cent discount on
Icelandair flights within Iceland.
For the traveler with more limite'd
time who wishes to see Iceland, the
Adventure Weekend program offers
two-night and three-night stays. The
two night stay at $388 and the three-
nighter at $399 include all elements of
the Week program, except for the Vik-
ing Table buffet and the countryside
tour.
Mrs. Kendall said that the single sup-
plement for two-night Weekends is
$18 and ,$25 for three nights. For six-
night Adventure Weeks, it is $50, and
$58 for seven-night stays. Additional
nights are available for all packages at
$20.50 per person, double occupancy,
per night, or $28 for single occupancy
per night.
Air service to Iceland is by Iceland-
air, the pioneer of low cost travel
across the Atlantic.
For additional information on the
Adventure Weeks and Weekends,
write the Icelandic National Tourist
Office, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New
York, N.Y. 10020, or call Icelandair.
For the toll-free Icelandair telephone
number in your area, dial (800)
555-1212.
MESSUBOÐ
Fyrsta Lúterska
Kirkja
JOHN V. ARVIDSON
PASTOR
10:30 a.m. The Service
followed by Sunday School
and coffee hour.
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• 5 Camps
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