Did you know there are horses in San Diego County that can trace their roots directly back to the Vikings? They are Icelandic horses and their ancestors were perfect for crossing the oceans on Viking ...

Benedikt Erlingsson's feature beat out Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' and Swedish avalanche film 'Force Majeure' By Scott Roxborough Of Horses and Men, the Icelandic drama from first-time director ...

The toys-originally meant to entertain children-entered the national spotlight toward the end of the 1800s. As a response to ...

Made possible by the Kayden Book Award, the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, The Center of the American West, and the Center for Asian Studies. Will Grant is an author and journalist ...

Per Petterson's 2003 Nordic bestseller Out Stealing Horses was widely read and feverishly acclaimed, the sort of novel that was set out for months in prominent displays among the latest literary ...

Nordic Truce, undefeated in three career starts, has been installed the 3-5 morning-line choice in the June 4 Hill Prince Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park. Ammerland Stud's Nordic Truce took ...

Icelandic writer-director Benedikt Erlingsson and producer Fridrik Thor Fridriksson have won lucrative The Nordic Council Film Prize for Of Horses and Men. The prize, worth about $59,000 (DKK350,000) ...