For Peat's Sake - Is That a House ?

Even when the Vikings first landed on the island in the 1st century CE, there was surprisingly little forested land - just some scattered stands of birch and poplar.

Since log homes weren't possible, they turned to digging block-like pieces of the abundant peat and limiting wood to roof supports.

We visited Glaumbaer today, a restored turf home community and working sheep farm.
This style of construction remained popular through the early 1900's in rural Iceland when reinforced concrete homes replaced sod and turf.

Starting with a small, one room structure, additional buildings were joined together as with connecting passages and each was dedicated to different functions (forge, kitchen, sleeping bunks).

Finally, while outside,  we saw a sheep start running and you know how sheep are ...