Eerie Iceland
SamfunnHistorieWhether you're captivated by folklore, paranormal, sorcery, the Hidden People, haunted things, people or locations in Iceland you've come to the right place! Here you will venture into the dark side of Iceland. Will you dare to follow us into this unexplainable realm? Host: Ann Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner) is utterly obsessed with all of these things. Each week you'll be introduced to different dark sides of Iceland with a dose listener retells.
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- Episode: 93 The Sea Monster of Vík: Fact or Folklore? (00:14:15)
A haunting moan drifts from a forgotten area beneath Reynisfjall, where locals once swore a half-man, half-beast creature lived. In this episode, we dive into the legend of the Urðarboli, the mysterious merman of Bolabás, and explore the chilling encounters that still unsettle the people of Vík. Are these echoes of myth or something still lurking beneath the waves? You decide! Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 92: Skagafjörður's Silent Follower (00:12:38)
In the lonely winter quiet of Northern Iceland, a young woman's heartbreak became something far more... This episode explores how grief took on a ghostly form that still lingers across the meadows of Miklibær. Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 91: The Grey Woman of Hvítárnes (00:20:26)
In the heart of Iceland's highlands stands a lonely hut by a glacial lake. A place where travelers rest, and ghosts refuse to. Discover the chilling secrets of Hvítárnes, Iceland's most haunted highland hut with me today... Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 90: Listener Retells Round 3 (00:24:31)
Woohoo to our 3rd Round of Listener Retells! Stories include: Story 1: The Hidden People of Flúðir Story 2: The Ghosts and Hidden People within Landmannalaugar Story 3: The Monster of Lagarfljót Story 4: The Herder of Sauðárkrókur Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 89: Hallgrímur and the Spell of the Hidden Woman (00:14:54)
In 1822, a fearless farmhand named Hallgrímur met a mysterious woman on a lonely ridge. She promised him love, cursed him with terror, and dragged him into the strange world of Iceland's hidden people. What followed was a battle not of strength, but of sacrifice and secrets… Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 88: The Cursed Coast of Húsavík (00:16:42)
Journey to Húsavík with me today… A place where trolls turned to stone, a ghost called Lalli haunted priests, and a strongman battled giants in Iceland's eerie north. Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 87: The Fearless Boy (00:12:37)
In this chilling Icelandic folktale, a boy too fearless for his own good stumbles into haunted churches, wrestles with a giant ghost, and discovers the dark secrets of cave-dwellers who toy with death. But is his lack of fear truly strength or something far more dangerous? Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 86: The Man Who Faced Monsters in Njarðvík (00:13:58)
Discover the legend of Jón Ásmundsson of Njarðvík. Who was a drifter who battled monsters from sea and shadow, and lived to outwit the Devil himself! Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 85 The Brothers Who Feared the Moon (Bakkabræður) (00:13:03)
Meet the Bakkabræður. They are three brothers whose foolishness became legend in Icelandic folklore, leading them from comical blunders to a chilling fate under the rising moon. Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 84: Blood, Betrayal, and the Goat Cliffs (00:31:44)
A feud over a farm in North Iceland spiraled into bloodshed, scandal, and one of the country's darkest secrets. Some say the man at its heart… still hasn't left. Dive into all of the details of this insane TRUE story with us today! Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Guest Star: Vanessa is back for this one! Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 83: The Hidden Man of Mælishóll (00:10:31)
In the shadow of Mælishóll, a farmer's daughter vanishes without a trace. Was she taken by Iceland's hidden people, or cursed by fate? Journey into one of the Eastfjords' eeriest folktales of love, loss, and the huldufólk. Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 82: Fúsaból Cave on Reynisfjall (00:12:28)
Beneath the basalt cliffs of Reynisfjall lies Fúsaból Cave. Once a refuge, later a grave, it is said to echo with the footsteps of the dead. Join us as we explore its chilling history and the haunting tales that linger there! Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 81: The Man Who Swallowed Demons (00:17:59)
Learn all about Iceland's most haunting archipelagos, Breiðafjörður. Here we meet Þormóður. Who is a wise man entangled in long-running feuds with rival sorcerers. Multiple tales today recount deadly magic, ghostly hauntings, the power of words in battling unseen forces and so much more! Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 80: Mjóifjörður Troll Woman (00:16:58)
Come along with me to the remote fjord of Mjóifjörður, where a monstrous troll woman haunted a lonely church, luring priests to their doom each Christmas... That is until one brave pastor turned the legend on its head. Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Things to do in Mjóifjörður (Iceland Wedding Planner Blog Post) Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 79: Listener Retells Round 2 (00:22:12)
Another round of true listener retells is happening today! Stories include: The Yellow Eyes at Þingvellir The Drumming at Hestfjall Hot Spring Woman of Hveravellir Ghost of Látrabjarg Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Shout outs to Listeners: Þóra, Reynir, Eva, and Alex! Laufabrauð (Icelandic Leaf Bread) Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 78: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (00:14:24)
She was old, she was nosy, and someone wanted her gone. But in this eerie tale, death is only the beginning. Explore the haunting legend of Iceland's most persistently murdered woman. Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 77: Gandreið: The Witch Ride (00:10:54)
In a remote Icelandic farmstead, eight noble daughters carry a dark secret... One that unfolds only after nightfall. When their farmhands uncover the truth, justice takes a chilling and unforgettable turn. Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner
- Episode 76: Anthrax in Iceland (00:18:16)
Come along with me as I unearth the haunting history of anthrax in Iceland... How an invisible killer lurked beneath the soil, claiming lives of animals and people, leaving scars on the land. From spore-laced burial grounds to mysterious rural deaths, even the ground itself holds deadly secrets! Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Source 6 Source 7 Source 8 Source 9 Source 10 Source 11 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 75: Steinahellir Ghost Ship (00:13:51)
There is a cave in South Iceland that is haunted according to legend… By the dead crew of a ship that never truly sank! Hear all about it today and a few additional stories that surround it. Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Google Map to Steinahellir Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 74: Eldfell Eruption (00:21:33)
Learn all about the dramatic night of Janaury 23rd 1973 on Heimaey... A night when the earth almost swallowed an entire town. But the town fought back! Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Source 6 Source 7 Source 8 Source 9 Museum Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 73: Escape from the Keldur Elves (00:13:41)
Learn the story of Guðmundur of Keldur, a farmer who vanished every Christmas Eve and returned as if nothing had happened… Until one day, someone followed him! This episode unearths a haunting folktale from North Iceland, where archaeological ruins whisper of pagan graves and mysterious forces still linger in the surrounding mountains... Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 72: The Skaftafell Promise (00:15:26)
A farmer´s life intertwines with a being not entirely of this world. And their pact would leave behind a trailof whispers, wonder, and warnings that are heeded even now... Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 71: Missing on the Glacier (00:29:18)
Did you know people have gone missing on Iceland´s glaciers? Today you´ll learn about 4 true stories that you will never ever forget. From the jagged tongue of Sólheimajökull to the remote silence of Mosakambsjökull, these are stories where man met iceand the ice did not let go... Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow us for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Source 6 Source 7 Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 70: Thief Cave in Heiðardalur (00:24:52)
A cave named Þjófahellir (Thieves' Cave) just outside the town of Vik Iceland holds a plethora of secrets and stories... Today we uncover a few chilling tales! Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow us for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Our Vik Dream House Instagram Page Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)
- Episode 69: The Sorcerers of the Westman Islands (00:26:24)
This is the story of 18 sorcerers, a deadly plague, and a strange girl who was far more than she seemed… Like what you hear? Give us 5 Stars! And follow us for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland Follow us on: Instagram Find our page on: Facebook Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Katla Geopark's Citizen Science Expeditions Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)