Pumunta sina Thor at Loki sa lupain ng mga higante dahil ang mga

higante ay kalaban ng mga diyos sa norse. Naglakbay sila hanggang sa

makita nila ang natutulog na si Skymir isang uri ng higante, tuwing
umiinit ang ulo ni Thor at pag laging tulog si Skrymir ay pinupukpok nya
ng kanyang maso ang ulo ni Skymir upang ito ay magising, dinala ni
Skrymir sina Thor kay Utgaro Loki ang hari ng mga higante, nakipag
paligsahan sila dito upang malaman kung gaano kalakas sina Thor,
ngunit sila ay natalo sa mga paligsahan na kanilang sinalihan, pero ng
totoo ay nilinlang lang sila ni utgaro loki dahil walang kapantay ang lakas
ni Thor at ayaw ni Utgaro na may makatalo sa kanyang lakas.
 Mga Tauhan
Diyos:
Thor – Diyos ng kulog at kidlat; pinakamalakas sa mga Diyos ng Aesir
Loki – Kasama ni Thor sa paglalakbay, may kapilyuhan
Higante:
Skymir – Naninirahan sa kakahuyan
Utgaro-Loki – Hari ng mga higante

Logi, Hugi, at Elli – Kabilang sa kuta ni Utgaro-Loki

Mga Tao:
Thjalfti at Rosvka – Anak na lalaki ate babae ng magsasaka
The culture of Iceland is rich and varied as well as being known for its literary heritage which began in the 12th century. Other Icelandic
traditional arts include weaving, silversmithing, and wood carving. The Reykjavík area has several professional theatres, a symphony
orchestra, an opera, and a large number of art galleries, bookstores, cinemas, and museums. There are also four active folk dance
ensembles in Iceland. Iceland's literacy rate is among the highest in the world, and a love of literature, art, chess, and other intellectual
pursuits is widespread.

Arts
The people of Iceland are famous for their prose and poetry, in particular the sagas and eddas.
Architecture
Main article: Architecture of Iceland
Icelandic architecture draws from Scandinavia, and traditionally, was influenced by the lack of native trees on the island. As a
result, grass and turf-covered houses were developed. The original grasshouses constructed by the original settlers of Iceland were based
on Viking longhouses.
Literature
Main article: Icelandic literature
Iceland has produced many great authors including Halldór Laxness, Guðmundur Kamban, Tómas Guðmundsson, Davíð Stefánsson, Jón
Thoroddsen, Steinn Steinarr, Guðmundur G. Hagalín, Þórbergur Þórðarson, and Jóhannes úr Kötlum.
Iceland's best-known classical works of literature are the Icelanders' sagas, prose epics set in Iceland's age of settlement. The most famous
of these include Njáls saga, about an epic blood feud, and Grænlendinga saga and Eiríks saga, describing the discovery and settlement
of Greenland and Vinland (now the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador). Egils saga, Laxdæla saga, Grettis saga, Gísla
saga, and Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu are also notable and popular.
W. H. Auden and Louis MacNeice wrote Letters From Iceland (1937) to describe their travels through that country.
Painting and sculpture
The first professional secular painters appeared in Iceland in the 19th century. This group of artists included Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval,
who was famous for his paintings portraying village life in Iceland. Ásmundur Sveinsson, a 20th-century sculptor, was also from Iceland.
Silver working and its old traditions have been preserved. Einar Hákonarson is an expressionistic and figurative painter who brought the
figure back into Icelandic painting in 1968. He is a pioneer in the Icelandic art scene and art education. He has been called "The crusader
of the painting",[1] due to his involvement in those conflicts many Icelandic painters had with the public fine art centers. He was a driving
force in founding The Icelandic Printmaking Association and its first president.[2]
Attitudes and customs
Icelanders generally have a traditional liberal Nordic outlook, similar to other Nordic countries such as Norway and Sweden. Yet, an
important key to understanding Icelanders and their culture (which differentiates them from the majority of their contemporary Nordic
peoples) is the high importance they place on the traits of independence and self-sufficiency. In the June 2005 European Commission
Eurobarometer public opinion analysis, over 85% of Icelanders found independence to be "very important" contrasted with the EU25
average of 53%, 47% for the Norwegians, and 49% for the Danish.[3]
Icelanders are proud of their Viking heritage and Icelandic language and take great care to preserve their traditions. Modern Icelandic
remains close to the Old Norse spoken in the Viking Age. For example, the word for computer (an introduced object) is tölva which
combines the ancient terms for number and seer. Until the Christianisation of Iceland, many traditional Viking beliefs were strongly held,
remnants of which remain today. According to a 2005 New York Times article, the majority of Icelanders either believe in elves or are
unwilling to rule out their existence.[4]There are a number of accounts of roads that have been re-routed and building plans redesigned or
abandoned to avoid disturbing rocks where elves are said to live.[5]
Icelandic society and culture has a high degree of gender equality, with many women in leadership positions in government and business.
Iceland also has a highly progressive gay rights legislation, with couples having been able to register civil unions since 1996, adopt since
2006, and marry since 2010. Women retain their names after marriage, since Icelanders generally do not use surnames but patronyms or
(in certain cases) matronyms. (See Icelandic name.) Iceland also has the most extensive and progressive child protection law. The new
Children's Act, passed in March 2003, and effective as of November 2003, not only places Iceland on the list of 25 nations that have
outlawed spanking, but also outlaws verbal and emotional abuse and makes child protection a priority. Physical or mental violence is
punishable by imprisonment and/or fine, and there is no legal defense.
In 2006, Iceland was ranked as the fourth happiest nation in the world by an independent scientific study.[6] Local and national festivals
include the annual National Day, celebrating the country's independence in 1944, Sumardagurinn fyrsti which celebrates the first day
of summer, and Sjómannadagurinn which is held every June to pay tribute to the country's seafaring past.

Cuisine.
Iceland offers wide varieties of traditional cuisine. Þorramatur (food of the þorri) is the Icelandic national food. Nowadays þorramatur is
mostly eaten during the ancient Nordic month of þorri, in January and February, as a tribute to old culture. Þorramatur consists of many
different types of food. These are mostly offal dishes like pickled ram's testicles, putrefied shark, singed sheep heads, singed sheep head
jam, black pudding, liver sausage (similar to Scottish haggis) and dried fish (often cod or haddock) with or without butter.
Much of the cuisine centres on Iceland's fishing industry. Traditional dishes include Hákarl (putrefied shark), gravlax (salmon marinated
in salt and dill), hangikjöt (smoked lamb), hrútspungar (pickled ram's testicles), and slátur (sausages made from sheep entrails). A popular
food is skyr made of cultured skim milk, in the summer time it may be served with bilberries as a dessert. Brennivin is an
Icelandic liquor made from potatoes and caraway.
Coffee is favored as a beverage and may be served at afternoon break called kaffi in Icelandic.[7]
Education
The system of education in Iceland is loosely based upon the Danish system, and there are four levels: pre-school, compulsory, upper
secondary and higher. Education is mandatory for children aged six to sixteen. Most institutions are funded by the state, there are very
few private schools in the country. The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture has the jurisdiction of educational responsibility. Over the
years, the educational system has been decentralised and responsibility for primary and lower secondary schools lies with the local
authorities. The state runs upper secondary schools and higher education institutions. Students can quit at age 16 or can continue until age
20.

Entertainment
Iceland is home to the popular children's TV programme LazyTown (Latibær), created by Magnús Scheving. It has become a huge
phenomenon with children and adults alike, and is shown in over 98 countries, including the United States, Canada, Sweden, the United
Kingdom and Latin America. The LazyTown Studios are located in Garðabær. Iceland is also the home of the successful 1980s and 1990s
band The Sugarcubes from which the very successful singer Björk hailed. Another popular musical group from Iceland is Sigur Rós as well
as Kaleo, whose song "Way Down We Go" features on a number of films and on PlayStation(FIFA).
Technology
Iceland is technologically advanced and digitally-connected country. In 2006 it had the highest number of broadband Internet connections
per capita among OECD countries.[8]

Icelandic people
Erik the Red was the first European to explore Greenland.
Famous early Icelanders were Erik the Red (Eiríkur rauði Þorvaldsson), who discovered and colonized Greenland in 982, and his son Leif
Eriksson (Leifur Eiríksson), who introduced Christianity to Greenland and discovered the North American continent (c. 1000). Two famous
patriots and statesmen were Bishop Jón Arason, who led the fight for liberty against the power of the Danish king, and Jón Sigurðsson,
Iceland's national hero, champion of the fight for independence. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir served four consecutive terms as president from
1980 to 1996, becoming the first female elected to the presidency of any republic.
Prominent writers were Ari Þorgilsson, father of Icelandic historical writing; Snorri Sturluson, author of the famous Prose Edda, a collection
of Norse myths; and Hallgrímur Pétursson, author of Iceland's beloved Passion Hymns. Leading poets include Bjarni
Thorarensen and Jónas Hallgrímsson, pioneers of the Romantic movement in Iceland; Matthías Jochumsson, author of Iceland's national
anthem; Þorsteinn Erlingsson, lyricist; Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran, a pioneer of realism in Icelandic literature and an outstanding short-story
writer; Einar Benediktsson, ranked as one of the greatest modern Icelandic poets; Jóhann Sigurjónsson, who lived much of his life in
Denmark and wrote many plays based on Icelandic history and legend, as well as poetry; and the novelist Halldór Laxness, who received
the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955.
Stefán Stefánsson was the pioneer Icelandic botanist. Helgi Pjeturss, geologist and philosopher, was an authority on the Ice Age and the
geology of Iceland. Einar Jónsson, Iceland's greatest sculptor, is represented in European and American museums.
Singer, songwriter, and composer Björk, formerly the lead singer of the Icelandic band The Sugarcubes, works in a variety of musical
genres. The former world chess champion Bobby Fischer became an Icelandic citizen in 2005. Russian pianist and composer Vladimir
Ashkenazy has been a citizen since 1972.

Language
The principal language of Iceland is Icelandic, a highly inflected North Germanic language. Danish and English are also taught in
schools. Linguistic purism is strongly supported in Iceland in an attempt to prevent loanwords from entering the language.
Instead, neologisms are coined from Icelandic roots, creating a compound word to describe new concepts. It is often the case that old
words which are no longer used are recycled with a new meaning. It should be noted, however, that some loanwords persist in Icelandic,
and many more, the majority anglicisms, are used in everyday speech.

Leisure
Though changing in the past years, Icelanders remain a very healthy nation. Children and teenagers participate in various types of leisure
activities. Popular sports today are mainly soccer, athletics, handball and basketball. Sports such
as golf, tennis, swimming, chess and horseback riding on an Icelandic horseare also popular.
Chess is a popular type of recreation favored by the Icelanders Viking ancestors. The country's chess clubs have created many chess
grandmasters including Friðrik Ólafsson, Jóhann Hjartarson, Margeir Pétursson, and Jón Loftur Árnason. Glíma is a form of wrestling that is
still played in Iceland, thought to have originated with the Vikings. Swimming and horseback riding are popular as well as leisure activities
without competition. Golf is especially common; around 1 in 8 Icelanders play the sport.[9] Handball is often referred to as a national
sport, Iceland's team is one of the top ranked teams in the world, and Icelandic women are surprisingly good at soccer compared to the
size of the country, the national team ranked the 18th best by FIFA.
Ice climbing and rock climbing are favorites among many Icelanders, for example to climb the top of the 4,167-foot (1,270
metre) Þumall peak in Skaftafell is a challenge for many adventurous climbers, but mountain climbing is considered to be more suitable for
the general public and is a very common type of leisure activity. Hvítá, among many other of the Icelandic glacial rivers, attracts kayakers
and river rafterers worldwide.

Music
Icelandic music is related to Nordic music forms, and includes vibrant folk and pop traditions, including medieval music group Voces
Thules. The only folk band whose recordings are available abroad is Islandica.
The national anthem of Iceland is "Lofsöngur", written by Matthías Jochumsson, with music by Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson.[10] The song was
written in 1874, when Iceland celebrated the one thousandth anniversary of settlement on the island. It was in the form of a hymn, first
published under the title A Hymn in Commemoration of Iceland's Thousand Years.

Religion
Norse Paganism was the primary religion among the Norsemen who settled Iceland in the 9th century AD. Christianity later came to Iceland
around 1000 AD. In the middle of the 16th century, the Danish crown formally declared Lutheranism the state religion under the Icelandic
Reformation.[11] This increasing Christianization culminated in the Pietism period when non-Christian entertainments were discouraged.
At present the population is overwhelmingly, if nominally, Lutheran (75.4% in 2017).[12] Other denominations of Christianity are also
practiced such as Catholicism and Mormonism. Other major religions that are practiced include Islam, Judaism, and various and folk
religions such as Ásatrúarfélagið. There are also folk beliefs concerning elves that do not rise to the level of religion, but have gained some
note.

Tourism
One of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland is visiting the geothermal spas and pools that can be found all around the country,
such as Bláa Lónið (The Blue Lagoon) on the Reykjanes Peninsula near the Keflavík International Airport.

Transport
There are no railways in Iceland. The country has an extensive road network, and a ring road follows the coast, making it theoretically
possible to traverse the entire island. Sea and air transport are both popular to connect larger population centers.

Mitolohiya
Ang mitolohiya ay isang halos magkakabit-kabit na kumpol ng mga tradisyonal na kuwento o mito (Ingles: myth), mga kuwento na
binubuo ng isang partikular na relihiyon o paniniwala. Karaniwang tinatalakay ng mga kuwentong mito ang mga diyos at nagbibigay ng
mga paliwanag hinggil sa mga likas na kaganapan. Halimbawa na ang kung paano nagkaroon ng hangin o mga karagatan. May
kaugnayan ang mitolohiya sa alamat at kuwentong-bayan.[1]
Ang isa sa mga sikat na mitolohiya ay ang mitolohiya ng mga Griyego o ang tinatawag na mitolohiyang Griyego. Ilan sa mga sikat na
tauhan sa mitolohiya ng mga Griyego ay ang mga diyos na sina Zeus, Aphrodite, Athena, at iba pa.