Month of Thorri and ice

From 21st of january on thorrablót is celebrated in Iceland.
Thorrablót-time lasts for about one month. What sounds like a viking-thing, is actually a fairly modern feast, dating back only to the 19th century, when Icelandic students in Copenhagen invented it and a restaurant in Reykjavík started to offer special meals on the occasion.
Though it is of importance in dark wintertimes to gather and share meals, music and dance. Like in German Karneval people review the passed year in small theaterpieces or readings, the stage preparations are extremely top-secret and the evenings are said to be very funny.
The following meal is strange - rotten shark, sheephead and testicles preserved in sour milk are served with potatoes and vegetables, maybe it is some proof of courage, or just a reason to keep on drinking. But I actually know people who are really keen on this food.

It is difficult to join such a thorrablót without being part of a community/an icelandic relationship. It is also difficult to meet people if you don't get opportunities to meet people ;-)
But the icelandic society is a closed one, especially in the countryside, and you have to be very lucky to get an invitation, if you live alone.
The funniest "invitation" I got, had been: "You can buy thorramat (the meal) in the supermarket". Wow, thanks for the hint! So up to now I can unfortunately not present any pictures about the delicious male testical stuff ;-)

But as Thorri had been a king in mythological times, he is of course the right guy for me.
He reigned over several nordic countries and though being a good king, he was sacrificed by the people of Kaenland to guarantee snow and good skiing conditions (nordic people sometimes have strange priorities *gg*)
Thus Thorri being the king of winter and ice, I took pictures in Thorri's honour.

In a short warm period the ice on Thjorsá had melted. The sun, the old gambler, takes any opportunity and sets the ice on fire ...

And last evening on my way back home from work the elves of Thjorsá came dancing in the veils of their evening mist and covered the world with magic ...