May 19, 2012

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About Didi

Didi is an attorney, specializing in litigation. She lives is in Connecticut but was born and raised in Iceland. She, like most Icelanders, traces her lineage to 9th century Iceland and is forever fascinated by the history of her people.

The Holy Grail In Iceland?

Valley in the Kerlingarfjöll mountain range in Iceland where the dig occurred.

In 2004, a team of Italian researchers began an excavation in Iceland searching for a secret chamber that apparently had been filled with sacred books and objects from the Temple of Jerusalem. Many wonder if this chamber contains the Holy Grail.

Vinland Map: Fake or Real?

The Vinland map

If it is a real map, it not only supports the fact that the Vikings first sailed to North America, but it shows that the New World was known to other Europeans before Christopher Columbus sailed there.

Vikings Introduce Native American DNA To Iceland

Norse statues installed above L'Anse aux Meadows historical site, Newfoundland and Labrador

A recently published study reveals that some Icelanders may be the descendants of a Native American woman. These Icelanders appear to have the same genetic lineage as a Native American woman, perhaps establishing the Vikings as the first people to bring a Native American to Europe.