The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1984, Qupperneq 6

The Icelandic Canadian
Volume XLII, No. 4
Winnipeg, Canada
Summer, 1984
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Editorial: Icelandic Canadian Fron — Shirley Syms................................................. 5
At the Editor’s Desk................................................................................. 7
Readers’ Forum....................................................................................... 8
Dreams — Kristiana Magnusson......................................................................... 9
People ............................................................................................. 10
The Valley — Freda Bjorn.......................................................................... 15
An Historic Tour of “Icelandic Winnipeg” — Eric Jonasson........................................... 16
Vikings Walk Again Under York — material obtained by Dr. E. Leigh Syms............................ 29
Learning a Second Language — Paul H. T. Thorlakson. M.D., LL.D.................................... 34
Sandy Bar — Guttormur J. Gutlormsson (Paul Bjamason translator) .................................. 35
The Origin of Iceland’s National Anthem............................................................. 36
Icelandic Settlements in North America 1870-1880 — W. Kristjanson................................. 39
I Met Bjomstjeme Bjomson — Robert Louis Stevenson................................................. 40
The Kensington Stone — Birgitta L. Wallace.......................................................... 42
In the News......................................................................................... 45
Scholarships Offered (Canada Iceland Foundation) ................................................... 47
Index to Advertisers................................................................................ 48
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