Episode 27 - Dr. Gísli Már Gíslason

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Dr. Gísli Már Gíslason discussing the history and significance of Icelandic lifting stones.

It was a true honour to speak with Icelander and academic, Dr. Gísli Már Gíslason. A man who grew up around the legendary lifting stones of Latra, and both witnessed and heard firsthand tales of their use as tests of strength for the local fishing communities. Yes, that is correct, communities (plural) as contrary to our understanding, there was also a southern fishing village at Latra whose Fullsterkur testing stone has been lifted by many absent an understanding that it was in fact a "full strength" test! He also expands on the lore and stories of many other Icelandic lifting stones and shares his incredible passion for celebrating and preserving their history!!!

People in this episode

Host: The Nisbet Brothers

Guest: Dr. Gísli Már Gíslason

Topics covered

• Icelandic lifting stones
• strength tests
• local fishing communities
• history preservation
• cultural lore

Keywords

• lifting stones
• strength
• Iceland
• Latra
• fishing communities
• cultural history
• Dr. Gísli Már Gíslason

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Latra, Iceland, southern fishing village

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