Whether 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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In this centennial episode of Eerie Iceland, we uncover the strange life of an Icelander who declared himself ruler of the lost city of Atlantis. From Seyðisfjörður to Copenhagen, myth and reality blur in some wild ways! 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 Vestdalsfossar Hike & Monument Episode & Editing By...
Greed ruled Bjarnanes long before the dead did. In today's Icelandic folktale, we uncover how tyranny, superstition, and an unquiet grave turned a country church into a place of terror... 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 Bjarnaneskirkja Google Map Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters ( Iceland Wedding Plan...
On the coldest night of the year, one Icelandic farm hid a terrifying Christmas secret... This week, we travel into the northern fjords of Eyjafjörður to unravel a tale of elven children, a mysterious blue-clad mother, and a price of kindness and a price for cruelty... 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 &a...
A bitter land dispute between two women in Iceland's volcanic south spirals into deadly curses that reshape lakes, destroy farms, and drown entire crews. This episode explores the eerie legend of Krýsa and Herdís. 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 )...
A desperate farmer at Reynistaður makes a risky bargain with a mysterious carpenter who offers to build his church... If the farmer can guess his name. But the deal hides a sinister price: The farmer's young son. 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: Info on the December 1st Sacrifice I went to: https://asatru.is/landvaettablot-asatru...
In the tiny town of Stokkseyri lurks a figure gnawing on a human skull: Maurhildur, the infamous man-eater. Learn her origins from a supernatural birth to her Trollish ways in this strange Icelandic saga. 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 )...
What do you do when a ghost has been sent to destroy you? In this eerie episode, we journey into the Eastfjordsto uncover the legend of Páll of Kleif, the wrestler who battled asupernatural attacker all night long and the terrifying aftermath that followed... 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 & Editin...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Pe...
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 )...
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 Epis...
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 )...
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 & Edi...
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 )...
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 )...
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! Episod...
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 Wedd...
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 Plan...
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 ...
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 Pos...
Dive into another round of eerie listener-submitted true stories from Iceland. This episode features chilling encounters with spectral figures and unexplained phenomena at iconic locations like Þingvellir, Hestfjall, Hveravellir, and the Látrabjarg cliffs. From mysterious yellow eyes to phantom drummers and a haunting hot spring woman, prepare for goosebump-inducing tales from across the island.
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 )...
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...
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: S...
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 ...
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 Weddi...
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: hel...
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 )...
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 Sour...
