On September 19th, 1667, during a violent storm with strong southern winds, a Dutch merchant ship loaded with valuable cargo and carrying about 200 crew members and passengers was wrecked on Skeiðarársandur. Most, if not all, managed to get off the ship, but only about a quarter survived the sands. The cold and the heavy surf claimed the rest. The sea buried the ship in the sand, but for about a hundred years the masts protruded above the surface until they were sawn off and used for timber. After that the wreck was lost, and many attempts have been made to find it again and the valuables that might still lie within it.

As can be seen on a map of Iceland, Goðdalur in Bjarnarfjörður is extremely remote. It is in the Westfjords, a part of the country many tourists skip entirely on their ring road tour, and it lies in a secluded area of that region. Only a single rough track leads there, a road that is impassable in winter to all but the largest vehicles..

On Saturday, October 28, 1780, two young farmers' sons, along with three farmhands, set off into the highlands with a group of two hundred sheep and sixteen horses. Their intention was to drive the herd from the South of Iceland, across Kjölur, the area between Langjökull and Hofsjökull glaciers, north to Reynistaður farm in Skagafjörður. Many warned them against attempting this route at that time of year, but they declined offers of winter lodging. The next day, a violent snowstorm struck that lasted for several days.

Margrét Jónsdóttir Thorlacius was born in 1908 into a poor but respected family. It soon became clear that she could see more than most people. She saw huldufólk and their dwellings, the spirits of deceased humans and animals, traveled outside her body, and could describe places she had never visited. She was also able to predict the future. Margrét became best known as a healing medium. Already in her early teens, people from North Iceland and beyond sought her out to deliver messages to Friðrik, a spirit healer from the other side with whom she worked.

Hegranes is at the bottom of Skagafjörður north western Iceland. It reaches about ten kilometers inland and it's northernmost part Utanverðunes goes into the fjord. Thousands of years ago, it was an island and is said to be home to one of the most densely populated communities of huldufólk (hidden people) in Iceland.

A northeasterly blizzard raged on the night of April 6, 1942, when the German submarine U-252 surfaced in Finnafjörður near Langanes. That year, the Battle of the Atlantic was at its peak, and a man was sent ashore from the submarine to spy on the Allies. Equipped with a transmitter and armed with a pistol, he rowed a rubber boat toward the shore, struggling through the surf. He barely made it to land after running aground on a skerry. The submarine sailed south and was sunk with its entire crew eight days later, west of the Bay of Biscay.

In the East Fjords, three Roman copper coins have been discovered. Two of them were found near the farm of Bragðavellir in Hamarsfjörður, in the ruins of a settlement believed to date back to the Age of Settlement. One was found about 25 kilometers further south, on the sands between Hvalsnes and Krossanes. The discovery of Roman coins of this type is very rare in the Nordic countries, as they had no value due to their low silver content.

Outlaws occupy a distinct category in Icelandic folklore and were originally exiles who had fled into the wilderness, either with their family or they abducted women from settlements. Their descendants were known as mountain dwellers and lived in seclusion in the wilderness for generations, going back to the time of the Icelandic Sagas.

As in most places in the world, UFOs, unidentified flying objects, are a well-known phenomenon in Iceland. Most people know someone who has seen something unknown and strange in the sky. However, such stories rarely make it to the media and generally only do so if the phenomenon is captured on film.

Sæmundur Sigfússon the Learned, was born in 1056 and is the patriarch of the Oddaverjar clan, one of the more notable chieftain families of the Sturlung Era. He was a highly respected cleric and scholar, influential within the Church, and an advisor to the bishop. He is also Iceland's best known sorcerer.

In 1827, a robbery was committed at the farm Kambur in Flói, which caused widespread unease among Icelanders. It was later often mentioned alongside two other infamous criminal cases of the 19th century: the murders at Sjöundá, committed in 1802, and the murders at Illugastaðir in 1828. The investigation of the Kambur robbery and the subsequent trial became the most extensive in Icelandic history up to that point.

On a windswept plain by the open sea stands a small, unassuming country church. It doesn’t look like much, yet it is the most famous church in Iceland. It is also the richest, due to pledges made to it over a long time. The pledges are only fulfilled if what is prayed for comes true. Therefore, its wealth is the main proof of its power.

Near Hafnarfjörður on the way to Krýsuvík lies Kleifarvatn, the third-largest lake in South Iceland and one of the deepest lakes in the country. It is mentioned in the book Travels in Iceland by Eggert Ólafsson and Bjarni Pálsson, where they recount tales from locals who claimed to have seen and feared strange creatures in the lake. A more recent story involves a bird hunter who was hunting near the lake with his nephew; they also saw unknown creatures in the water that came ashore.

The Ghost of Stapi has been encountered near the Vogastapi cliff for ages. If it is indeed the same entity, because the encounters vary. Life-threatening in the earliest stories, later frightening and strange yet harmless, and sometimes even helpful.

Egill Skallagrímsson lived in the tenth century and, according to the Saga of Egill, was a Viking warrior, skaldic poet, berserker, and sorcerer. As he felt death approaching, he took his silver and hid it somewhere on or near Mount Mosfell in Mosfellsdalur.