Jökulsárlón, Versl. Í Forgr Playing cards depicting the Norse

Playing cards depicting the Norse pagan gods and characters from the myths as interpreted by Icelandic artist Nína Björk Bjarkadóttir

a famous outlaw in the Icelandic Sagas

In this top realm the Vanir or fertility gods and the Elves also lived

The merging of the gift-giving custom with the Icelandic Yule Lads has in about the last half century resulted in the tradition of children placing a shoe in their windowsill

a large blowhole on the coastline

Jökulsárlón, Versl. Í Forgr Playing cards depicting the NorseText on back of card: Jkulsrln The lagoon formed when Vatnajkull, Europes largest glacier, began its retreat from the shore of south Iceland around 1950. The lagoon is filled with icebergs breaking off the glacial tongue. The lagoon is very deep, about 190 meters. The bridge built in 1967 will eventually be obsolete as the river feeding the lagoon shortens due to sea erosion and the bay widens due to glacial melting. The lagoon's surface now is almost