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Icelandic Dragon

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Icelandic Independence

Iceland declared independence on this date in 1944, eighty years ago. Source.

Þórsvöllur

Þór/KA's home field Þórsvöllur. Source.

Mortonalia:

No signings this week.

The SPFL has sold its naming rights to the same gambling house that had its name on the Scottish Cup from 2011 to 2020.

Inverness CT is tottering toward administration.

The rest of the world: 

HFX Wanderers [0 - 0] Pacific

The CanPL season is one quarter done and Wanderers are off to their worst start ever. (See below.)

Scrosoppi [4 - 0] Simcoe County Rovers (tomorrow)

What does League1 Ontario soccer look like? Blue Devils vs Scrosoppi, May 5, 2024.

Þór/KA [0 - 3] Breidablik

Ehime FC [1 - 0] Mito HollyHock    Mito vs V-Varen last weekend highlights.

Sfida Setagaya [5 - 0] Bunnys Gunma    Video: Sfida vs Harima Albion

UCD 2 - 1 Kerry (yesterday)    An earlier match. 

ReinMeer Aomori [2 - 0] Sony Sendai (tomorrow)

Royal CSL Cup final (tomorrow):

Serbian White Eagles [2 - 1] Scarborough SC

More video: St Patrick's Athletic vs Minnesota United

HFX Wanderers after seven league matches:

2020    12 points

2022      8 points

2019      7 points

2023      6 points

2021      5 points

2024      2 points

Arthurlie FC 1913-14:

1914/5/12      St Mirren 5 - 0 Arthurlie    PChCup F

1914/5/5        Arthurlie 1 - 0 Johnstone    PChCup R1

1914/4/11      East Stirlingshire 3 - 2 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/4/4        St Bernard's 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/3/21      Arthurlie 5 - 0 Leith Athletic    SFL2

1914/3/14      Arthurlie 2 - 2 East Stirlingshire    SFL2

1914/3/7        Arthurlie 4 - 1 Johnstone    SFL2

1914/2/28      Leith Athletic 2 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/2/21      Cowdenbeath 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/2/7        Queen's Park 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SCup R2

1914/1/31      Arthurlie 0 - 2 Abercorn    SFL2

1914/1/24      Vale of Leven 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1914/1/24      Bye    SCup R1

1914/1/17      Arthurlie 3 - 0 Albion Rovers    SFL2

1914/1/3        Arthurlie 2 - 0 St Johnstone    SFL2

1913/12/27    Abercorn 2 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/12/25    Morton 3 - 2 Arthurlie    RCup SF

1913/12/20    Dunfermline Athletic 6 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/12/13    Arthurlie 2 - 0 Vale of Leven    SFL2

1913/12/6      Arthurlie 3 - 3 St Bernard's    SFL2

1913/11/29    Arthurlie 1 - 3 Abercorn    RVCup R1

1913/11/22    Arthurlie 3 - 2 Dundee Hibs    SFL2

1913/11/15    Albion Rovers 3 - 0 Arthurlie    QCup SF

1913/11/8      St Johnstone 6 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/11/1      Leith Athletic 1 - 3 Arthurlie    QCup R5

1913/10/25    Arthurlie 2 - 0 Dumfries    QCup R4 replay

1913/10/25    bye    RCup R2

1913/10/18    Dumfries 1 - 1 Arthurlie    QCup R4

1913/10/11    Lanemark 2 - 3 Arthurlie    QCup R3

1913/10/4      Arthurlie 3 - 2 Dunfermline    SFL2

1913/9/27      Johnstone 2 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/9/20      Arthurlie 3 - 1 Renton    QCup R2

1913/8/13      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Babcock & Wilcox    RCup R1

1913/9/6        Wishaw Thistle 1 - 3 Arthurlie    QCup R1

1913/8/30      Arthurlie 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath    SFL2

1913/8/23      Dundee Hibs 1 - 0 Arthurlie    SFL2

1913/8/16      Albion Rovers 1 - 1 Arthurlie    SFL2

(Sources: London Hearts for the SFL Division Two; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Qualifying Cup and the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup and the Paisley Charity Cup.)

5000 Kronur

Source. See also.

Eldfell

It's fifty years since the Eldfell eruption on Heimaey. Source.

The Graf Zeppelin in Iceland

On July 17, 1930 the airship Graf Zeppelin flew into Reykjavik. Source.

Burnt Njal Tapestry

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Icelandic Sagas in Icelandic

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Lava, Snow, Grass

Watch and listen as lava spreads over the grass and snow at the Geldingadalur volcano.

Jólasveinarnir

Every Christmastime the Yule Lads sneak down, one a day, from the hills, to cause mischief in people's houses, until all thirteen are around, and then they sneak away, one a day, until they're all gone again and the season is over. I wonder if Tolkien had them in mind when he wrote about the dwarves at the beginning of The Hobbit. Source.