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Oral Tradition and Oral History in Iceland from Settlement to Present Day

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Jóhönnudóttir M.

Wrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej

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2016

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tom 6

121-128

PL

The paper gives a short look at the development of the oral tradition in Iceland, where passing the laws and knowledge about the past events verbally from one generation to the other was a crucial way to preserve tradition and identity of the nation since the beginnings. The Author also presents how the approach to the oral history method in Iceland changed in the past few decades. It becomes more and more popular among scholars and society in general, especially since the Center for Oral History was established in Reykjavík in 2007. In the article one can read about the latest oral history projects, concerning among others ethnic and sexual minorities in Iceland, and the specificity of Icelandic approach to oral history method.

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The political and economic situation of Iceland in the conte xt of EU application withdrawal

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Pokrzycka L.

Politeja : Pismo Wydziału Studiów Miedzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

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2017

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nr 49

189-202

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Under the influence of the crisis of 17 July 2009, Iceland presented its application for accession to the European Union, and a year later began accession negotiations. However, a problematic issue is catch limits as instead of 200‑mile fishing belt they won during the Cod Wars there would be just 12 miles of fisheries intended for Icelanders. Therefore, the accession negotiations stood at a standstill, the more that the current situation of the euro does not encourage Iceland to join the EU. Recently it turned out that Iceland does not want to join the European Union. In this article, I introduce arguments for and against Iceland joining the European Union. I introduce the economic, political and social situationin Iceland based on my own research on the island from 2010. In 2013, I completed a journalism internship in the editorial team of the Icelandic weekly Reykjavik Grapevine.

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Daniel Vetter's Islandia: The Curious Encompassed within the Divine

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Žytek J.

Acta Comeniana (International review of Comenius studies and early modern intellectual history)

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2012

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tom 26

99-120

EN

This study examines the travelogue Islandia (1638) of Daniel Vetter. It argues that the references to God and his divine assistance throughout the narrative part of the travelogue create a subtle semantic net upon which the message of the text, that is to portray the magnificence of God's deeds, is based. A recurrent topic of danger, permeating the narration, serves as a medium for such a portrayal. The descriptive part of the travelogue is interpreted as another Vetter's way of portraying the magnificence of God's deeds. While depicting Iceland, which is seen as a curious Kunstkammer, every aspect of Icelandic reality is portrayed as being in some way curious and peculiar, contributing to the image of the land included within God's plan. At the closing of the travelogue, these two ways of portraying are linked together. The curious is not only connected with, but finally also encompassed within, the divine.

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The deformational structures of the deposits on the Höfdabrekkujökull forefield, Mýrdalsjökull, Iceland

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Olszewski A. , Weckwerth P.

Landform Analysis

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1999

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tom Vol. 2

63--80

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The deformational structures of the developing subglacial (a) substratum deposits and the near Höfdabrekkujökull forefield (b) are the characteristic dynamic parts of the glacio-sedimentological system. These occur in different geomorphological situations: a) under sandur deposits, on the periphery of the fossil embankment of the frontal moraine, on both its distal and proximal slopes, and in the backside depression of this form and b) within the dead ice kettle which was formed in the surface part of the fluvioglacial deposits of the VI sandur level. The older, sub-sandur glaciotectonic discordances, which occur below sandur deposits, represent dynamic structures of two separate glacial advances. Independently of these, deformations of gravitational type also occur. In contrast, the deformations of melt-denudational deposits of the dead ice kettle, surrounded by fluvioglacial deposits, belong to younger (at least several tens years) distortions of gravitational type.

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Oswajanie przestrzeni Islandii w piśmiennictwie polskim. Rekonesans

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Rott D.

Przegląd Humanistyczny

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2018

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tom 62(2 (461))

49-59

PL

The author of the article discusses in a chronological order the literature on Iceland written in Polish starting from the seventeenth-century account of the journey to the island by Daniel Vetter. Most attention is devoted to the accounts created in the second half of the twentieth (reports by Lucjan Wolanowski and Polish sailors) and at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Recent publications are largely based on blog experiences. In quantitative as well as qualitative terms, we observe the perspective of changing the geographical and cultural imagination of Polish literature at the beginning of the 21st century: within the North-South axis one can notice the recently emerging diagonal axis linking Poland with Iceland. It is worth examining this issue in more detail in a while.

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Cavernous weathering forms in SW Iceland: a case study on weathering of basalts in a cold temperate maritime climate

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Zwalińska K. , Dąbski M.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2012

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tom 16

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nr 1

11-16

EN

The article is a case study of the development of cavernous weathering forms (alveoli and tafoni) on a sea cliff near Keflavik on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland. The majority of forms are found on vertical or inclined rock faces and cluster around the uppermost edge of the cliff. Single hollows gradually evolve due to back wearing of their sidewalls into complex caverns, until finally the whole outermost layer of basalt is removed. Particular attention is paid to mineralogical changes of basalts due to chemical and salt weathering. Chemical decomposition of feldspars, pyroxenes and olivines followed by precipitation of iron on and within the weathering rind, the presence of micro- and macro-pores such as gas bubbles and delivery of marine salts are proposed to be the key factors influencing cavern development.

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Variability of textural characteristics of sandur deposits of Flaajókull and Falljókull (SE Iceland)

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Angiel P. , Mikulska M.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2006

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tom 12

111-117

EN

Studies conducted on the sandurs of Flaajókull and Falljókull aimed at the reconstruction of the dynamics of braided rivers based on the grain size parameters of deposits. The goal of the project was to estimate the degree of deposit transformation and of changes of grain size characteristics as related to the length of transport in contemporary sandur rivers.

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Piekielne laboratorium, niepodległy duch. Wizja Islandii w relacjach z podróży Samuela Kneelanda i Bayarda Taylora

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Jakubczyk R.

Academic Journal of Modern Philology

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2022

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tom Special Issue

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nr 18

67-77

EN

In the second half of the nineteenth century, Iceland had become quite a popular destination for American travelers. Among this group were Samuel Kneeland, a physician and naturalist, and Bayard Taylor, a poet, translator and reporter for the New York Tribune, who came to Iceland in the summer of 1874 to attend the millennial celebration of the first settlement of that island. They visited Þingvellir, a site that many Icelanders considered and still consider “holy ground”, the Haukadalur valley, or the valley of geysers, and Reykjavík, the main and at the time the only Icelandic city. Two travelogues, entitled Egypt and Iceland in the Year 1874 and An American in Iceland, published in 1874 and 1876, respectively, were the fruit of their visit to Iceland. The present paper offers a reading of these accounts in order to trace the strategies employed by American authors to describe nineteenth-century Iceland and Icelanders.

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William Morris a literatura staroislandzka

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Jakubczyk R.

Przegląd Humanistyczny

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2016

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tom 60(4 (455))

151-161

PL

The article deals with William Morris’s interest in Old Norse-Icelandic literature, a significant source of subjects for many of his original poems, in particular Lovers of Gudrun and Sigurd the Volsung. Initially, Morris was finding his inspiration in English abstracts and translations of Old Norse texts, but the year he met Icelandic scholar Eiríkr Magnússon was a real turning point. Morris and Magnússon are credited with a tremendous number of English translations of the Icelandic sagas (The Saga Library cycle; six volumes). They visited Iceland and some places related to Íslendingasögur as well.

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THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN ICELAND’S SYSTEM OF CIVIL PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

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Grzela J.

Przegląd Policyjny

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2020

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tom 139(3)

54-66

EN

In Iceland, since 2008, there has been a centralisation and coordination of forces and resources needed to protect the population and civil security. Duties in the fi eld of civil protection at the national level are delegated to the National Police Chief, who acts in accordance with the government’s policy of civil protection and security. The system’s reliability has been achieved thanks to the close cooperation of offi cials from many levels of government and self-government administration, which is overseen by the National Police Chief.

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Migration, citizenship and cultural security: Case of Polish Immigrants in Reykjavik

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Nowicka M.

Securitologia

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2014

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nr 1(19)

129-139

EN

The aim of this article is to analyze cultural security from the micro and meso perspective of immigrants. The paper covers following issues: cultural security in migration context, cultural citizenship, description of Polish diaspora in Reykjavik in the context of cultural activities and Icelandic support for immigrants’ cultural security. The article is based on researches carried out in Reykjavik in 2010 and in 2014 and on a desk research carried out in May 2014.

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Nowa polska diaspora w Europie. Polacy na Islandii w XXI wieku

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Budyta-Budzyńska M.

Studia BAS

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2019

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nr 4(60)

51-73

EN

The paper looks at the selected issues related to the Polish migrants in Iceland. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the number of the Polish migrants there grew nearly tenfold and exceeded 17,000 in 2018. As a result, Poles are the most numerous national minority in Iceland. The author discusses demographics, including size of the community and its distribution, migration patterns, occupational careers and position in the labour market, integration and activities of Polish associations, both formal and informal ones.

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Role výchovy a vzdělávání v procesu utváření morálního přístupu k vedení

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Lárusdóttir S. H.

Studia paedagogica

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2013

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nr 2-3

141-156

EN

This article calls for a formal review of the educational system in Iceland in light of the impact of the economic collapse upon the nation in October 2008. In particular, this article highlights the fact that most of the Icelandic leaders who contributed to the economic collapse in Iceland were products of the Icelandic educational system. Apparently they saw themselves as individuals without responsibility towards either their countrymen or those of neighbouring countries. Arguably, the schooling of these leaders had placed too much emphasis on the cognitive aspects of their education at the expense of their ethical development. Hence, the author proposes that this shortcoming of the educational provision in Iceland needs to be redressed so that future leaders of the nation are not deprived of the opportunity to develop both their cognitive and ethical knowledge and skills. The author moreover suggests that the rise and fall of the Icelandic economy may be seen as a case study from which not only Icelanders but other nations as well could learn. This bitter experience could thus become a learning experience with applicability reaching far beyond the geographical boundaries of the island. To this end, this article seeks to answer questions about what role and responsibility schools have in graduating students who have not only acquired vocational knowledge and skills but have also developed a commitment to being infl uenced by sound moral judgment.

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Identifying and ascribing the relative significance of introduction pathways for non-native plants into Iceland

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Wasowicz P.

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies

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2014

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tom 2

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nr 4

28-37

EN

The study is aimed at identifying pathways frequently used by non-native plant species, assessing their relative significance and development in time. Pathways were defined following NOBANIS framework (Madsen et al., 2014). Species assessments were based on HARMONIA scheme (Branquart, 2007). Four categories of environmental hazards were assessed plus two additional categories summarizing impacts on health and economy. Temporal development of pathways was assessed using cumulative per annum taxa records. To quantify the activity of investigated pathways over time an index (δ10) showing the number of new species introduced during the period of 10 years was calculated. The study shows that horticulture, landscaping and agriculture can be pointed out as pathways of concern in Iceland. A set of species of concern is also proposed. Two plant taxa are included in A list (high risk species): Anthriscus sylvestis and Lupinus nootkatensis. Three taxa are placed in B list (watch list): Heracleum mantegazzianum, Heracleum persicum and Pinus contorta. Results of the present study are compared with similar studies carried out in Denmark, Scandinavia and Baltic countries. Different measures to prevent introductions of new and potentially dangerous non-native species are also discussed including selection of good practices that may significantly reduce the threat from non-native species used in agriculture and horticulture.

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Motives for Civic Integration: Polish Immigrants in Iceland

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Nowicka M.

Zoon Politikon

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2018

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nr 9 Special Issue

112-132

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The purpose of the article is to reconstruct the reasons why Polish immigrants in Iceland want to apply for Icelandic citizenship. As a result of the analysis, four main motivations for adopting Icelandic citizenship were distinguished: 1) the possibility of visa-free travel to the USA; 2) applying for citizenship "just in case"; 3) obtaining rights that only the Icelanders have and 4) the ability to decide about the fate of the community in which immigrants live. The analysis is based on semi-structured in-depth interviews carried out in Iceland in 2014.

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The heavy metals in water of select Spitsbergen and Iceland glaciers

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Jóźwiak M. , Jóźwiak M.

Landform Analysis

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2007

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tom Vol. 5

32--34

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Energetyka geotermiczna w Islandii

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Gierlotka S.

Wiadomości Elektrotechniczne

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2008

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tom R. 76, nr 1

21-22

PL

Zwrócono uwagę na wykorzystanie energii geotermalnej. Omówiono przykładowe elektrownie geotermalne działające w Islandii.

EN

An attention is paid to using geysers as geothermal energy resources. Example geothermal power stations active in Iceland are presented.

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Determining rock surface micro-roughness and search for new method of relative dating of glacial landforms : a case study from Fláajökull (SE Iceland) and Biferten glacier (Swiss Alps) forefields

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Dąbski M.

Landform Analysis

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2012

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tom Vol. 21

3-8

EN

Micro-roughness was recorded on glacially abraded stones deposited since Little Ice Age by two glaciers: Fláajökull in SE Iceland (basalts) and Biferten glacier in Swiss Alps (limestones) in order to find indices of relative age of the glacial landforms. Micro-roughness of rock surfaces was analysed with use of Handysurf E35-B electronic profilometer which calculates following roughness parameters: Rz, Rzmax, Ra and Rsm. An increase in roughness parameters towards older moraines is observed in both forefields, however the change is more significant on limestone surfaces. Time-dependent surface deterioration is visible only within first decades of weathering of both types of rock, and further weathering does not cause increase in micro-roughness.

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Praca paliła się w rękach

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Piechota A.

Geodeta : magazyn geoinformacyjny

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2016

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tom nr 3

34--37

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Doświadczenia Islandii w zakresie wykorzystania niskotemperaturowych zasobów energii geotermalnej

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Drabik A. , Sowiżdżał A. , Tomaszewska B.

Technika Poszukiwań Geologicznych

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2016

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tom R. 55, nr 1

111--120

PL

W artykule przedstawiono islandzkie doświadczenia w zakresie wykorzystywania niskotemperaturowych zasobów energii geotermalnej do różnych celów: ciepłowniczych, rekreacyjnych, hodowli i suszenia ryb, ogrzewania szklarni, a także odladzania dróg i chodników. Niskotemperaturowe zasoby geotermalne występują praktycznie na terenie całej Islandii, jednak największe zasoby tego typu związane są z południowo-zachodnią częścią kraju. Doświadczenia islandzkie w zakresie wykorzystania zasobów niskotemperaturowych są szczególnie interesujące w kontekście efektywnego zagospodarowywania polskich zasobów geotermalnych. Artykuł powstał jako jeden z rezultatów współpracy pracowników i studentów w roku 2016 w Keilir Institute of Technology (Reykjavik, Islandia) w ramach programu stypendialnego FSS (Scholarship and Training Fund Mobility Projects in Higher Education).

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The article presents the Icelandic experience in the utilisation of low-temperature geothermal resources for different purposes: space heating, recreation, fish farming and drying, greenhouses heating, as well as snow and ice melting from roads and pavements. Low-temperature geothermal resources are situated practically throughout Iceland but the largest resources of this type are located in the South-Western part of the country. The Icelandic experience in the scope of usage of low-temperature geothermal resources is particularly interesting in the context of the efficiency of managing geothermal resources in Poland. The article was written as one of results of a study visit for employees and students at the 2016 in Keilir Institute of Technology (Reykjavik, Iceland) within the FSS Scholarship programme (Scholarship and Training Fund Mobility Projects in Higher Education).