Fjóla
@fjolagud.bsky.social
Icelandic, folklorist, journalist. Lumpfish enthusiast and admirer of medieval manuscripts.
I didn't even show you guys the elevator.
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I didn't even show you guys the elevator.
And finally, this lamp. With a bird inside. A bird with a severed wing.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
And finally, this lamp. With a bird inside. A bird with a severed wing.
This big mobile with images of angels in suggestive positions.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This big mobile with images of angels in suggestive positions.
This one-winged light bulb.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This one-winged light bulb.
This giant t-shirt covering the tv.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This giant t-shirt covering the tv.
Speaking of bathrooms - these two sinks. Why two?
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Speaking of bathrooms - these two sinks. Why two?
These silver wings in the bathroom.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
These silver wings in the bathroom.
Weird and random things in my hotel room.
This wallpaper.
This wallpaper.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Weird and random things in my hotel room.
This wallpaper.
This wallpaper.
Currently obsessed with a little creature called a 'sea angel' after interviewing the diver (Erlendur Bogason) who took this photo. The sea angel is only a few cm long and looks absurdly cute while swimming with its tiny 'wings'.
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Currently obsessed with a little creature called a 'sea angel' after interviewing the diver (Erlendur Bogason) who took this photo. The sea angel is only a few cm long and looks absurdly cute while swimming with its tiny 'wings'.
But now this bar in the basement of a publishing house is competing for the favourite spot.
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
But now this bar in the basement of a publishing house is competing for the favourite spot.
This is an Icelandic Advent calendar from 1950. Because nothing says Christmas like a hedgehog made out of a potato and matchsticks that you pull out every day until the holidays.
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is an Icelandic Advent calendar from 1950. Because nothing says Christmas like a hedgehog made out of a potato and matchsticks that you pull out every day until the holidays.
There is a cat in my house BUT NO OPEN WINDOWS.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is a cat in my house BUT NO OPEN WINDOWS.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
This is a horror story by @hildur.bsky.social and here I am, completely uprepared with no handy plans for how to get rid of a body.
I was going to agree with you, but then I walked outside to discover the armour of ice I'd have to scrape off my car windows..
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I was going to agree with you, but then I walked outside to discover the armour of ice I'd have to scrape off my car windows..
My favourite bar to walk out of in Reykjavík. At least when there's a giant ship on the doorstep.
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My favourite bar to walk out of in Reykjavík. At least when there's a giant ship on the doorstep.
I'm named after the flower wild pansy/heartsease, but in Icelandic we just call it a violet.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm named after the flower wild pansy/heartsease, but in Icelandic we just call it a violet.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This name comes with the curse of constantly being gifted violet-flavoured everything and the burden of convincing guests to eat/drink it.
This is my favourite weather and that mentality helps if you live here.
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is my favourite weather and that mentality helps if you live here.
Ok, wait! Apparently, they are considering scrapping the current grading system for a new one. I'm sure that this time they'll go for a simple, straightforw..
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ok, wait! Apparently, they are considering scrapping the current grading system for a new one. I'm sure that this time they'll go for a simple, straightforw..
Did not take many photos on my recent vacation to beautiful Brighton, but at least this crooked phone in Gatwick Airport was fascinating.
#travelphotography
#travelphotography
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Did not take many photos on my recent vacation to beautiful Brighton, but at least this crooked phone in Gatwick Airport was fascinating.
#travelphotography
#travelphotography
Hello England. Your weather is very on-brand and I like it.
October 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Hello England. Your weather is very on-brand and I like it.
Also, my hair, after one minute outside today.
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Also, my hair, after one minute outside today.
Winter came overnight.
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Winter came overnight.
I live close to a hotel in downtown Reykjavík and I get a northern lights alarm when they're very bright because tourists will start screaming outside my window. This time, it was a group of Chinese people.
October 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I live close to a hotel in downtown Reykjavík and I get a northern lights alarm when they're very bright because tourists will start screaming outside my window. This time, it was a group of Chinese people.
Every Icelandic child knows that you NEVER write the letter Ð/ð at the start of a sentence, but medieval scribes got to play fast and loose with the rules. Today, we can't do that because bad grammar means death or outlawry.
October 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Every Icelandic child knows that you NEVER write the letter Ð/ð at the start of a sentence, but medieval scribes got to play fast and loose with the rules. Today, we can't do that because bad grammar means death or outlawry.
I'm sure I had a reason for visiting a Danish website devoted to the wood and furniture industry to read about old wood beams being reused in a Faroese bar but it was one in the morning and I was revenge sleep procrastinating. I did scratch my head when I opened the browser on my phone this morning.
September 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm sure I had a reason for visiting a Danish website devoted to the wood and furniture industry to read about old wood beams being reused in a Faroese bar but it was one in the morning and I was revenge sleep procrastinating. I did scratch my head when I opened the browser on my phone this morning.