In 1872 when Richard Burton visits Iceland, he says
At Last, In Iceland, 1900
And so, your wooden boxes for the horses are ready, your fishing equipment is packed, also your shotgun and shells. You
Shopping In Reykjavik, 1874
If your ancestors lived in Reykjavik or, more likely, visited there to trade, who would they have dealt with? Who were the people who decided what they’d be paid for their precious trade goods and what they’d paid for the supplies they needed to survive for a year?
Richard Burton, 1874, gives a good picture of who made up the business establishment.
Since the trading season was the summer when the weather was at its best, the traders would all be in Reykjavik but, not surprisingly, most of them left for Copenhagen as the trading season ended. From RB
Logberg-Heimskringla’s birthday party
Publishing in Iceland has a long and honorable tradition. J