Jón Páll Björnsson on the Settlement of Iceland

Jón Páll Björnsson on the Settlement of Iceland The curator of the Settlement Exhibition Jón Páll Björnsson takes producer Helen Shaw on a tour of the exhibition to find out more about the settlement and what it tells us about the people who first made Iceland their home.  He explains the way the Viking society was structured and how he thinks women slaves might have supported both the agricultural and sail weaving work of the community. You can visit the Exhibition here and find out more about our project on www.mothersbloodsistersongs.com

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How the genetics of Iceland reveals its Irish motherhood; an exploration of the connections between Iceland and Ireland presented by composer Linda Buckley and produced Helen Shaw at Athena Media. Acclaimed Irish composer Linda Buckley has a personal and professional affinity to Iceland and in this radio series she teams up with documentary maker Helen Shaw to trace the connections between the two places. The Icelandic female line goes directly back to gaelic women, mostly taken as slaves, by Norwegian Vikings who settled the land over a thousand years ago. http://mothersbloodsistersongs.com