Frozen 2 was filmed in Iceland. So we watched the Disney movie to learn about Iceland and learn Icelandic or Islensku. And you know what? … It worked! Disney has many language settings. You can watch Frozen 2 in over 10 languages including Islensku or Icelandic. So we tried. First we watched a Youtube video of one of the Frozen songs in Icelandic. Then we watched Frozen 2 in Icelandic with English subtitles.
Here is Elsa on Reynisfjara the fabled black sand beach in Iceland.
Most Icelandic people believe that they coexist on Iceland with other magical creatures. Iceland’s history and culture are tied to these mythical or real creatures, like trolls, giants, and fairies.
On July 31, Icelandic people celebrate Alfa Brenna. During this holiday, they make a bonfire and dance and sing songs about these wonderfully strange creatures.
In Iceland folklore, the two jutting basalt stones on the Black Sand beach Reynisfjara are fabled to be friends or family separated. Another Icelandic folk story tells the tale that these large basalt columns were once trolls or giants that were trying to pull ships in from the ocean at night, but they forgot about the new day coming and once sun rise happened the trolls or giants were turned into stone.
| Do you know the wifi password? | Veistu WiFi lykilorðið? |
| How are you? | Hvernig hefurðu það? |
| What is your name? | Hvað heitir þú? |
| Do you like ice cream? | Finnst þér ís góður? |
| Do you have a restroom? | Ertu með salerni? |
| What would you recommend? | Hvað myndir þú mæla með? |
| I like cats! Do you? | Mér líkar við ketti! Gerir þú það? |
| Can i stay for dinner? | Get ég verið í kvöldmat? |
| Thank you | Þakka þér fyrir |
| I am sorry | Fyrirgefðu |
| I do not know | ég veit ekki |
| I do not speak | ég tala ekki |
| you are welcome | Ekkert að þakka |
| what is happening? | hvað er að gerast? |
| what happened! | hvað gerðist! |
| no worries | engar áhyggjur |
Nokk is from the the Nordic water-spirit Nokken and which comes from the old Icelandic word Nykr. In icelandic folklore, there was of a majestic black horse with backwards hooves that would tempt people to tame it, but once upon the horse, Nokk would run off into the ocean and disappear. So make sure you check the hooves of your horse in Iceland.
Icelandic trolls or Huldufólk are thought to live in the hills and mountains and are not considered bad or evil, but simply mischievous. Ásbyrgi is where you can find Huldufólk in Iceland. Huldufólk means hidden people or trolls. In Icelandic folklore, trolls cannot roam around in the sunlight or else they will turn to stone. Ásbyrgi is surrounded by stone and shadows.
Katla, the most dangerous of Iceland’s volcanoes, is in the background.
This is Helka, the most famous volcano in Iceland. Anna Elsa Katla Helka.
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