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… elaborate golden shrine built to house them, and wrote a saga to celebrate his (alleged) miracles. Thus he kicked off a tradition of worship that resulted in December 23rd (the day of Thorlak’s death) becoming an official holiday in both Iceland and the Faroe Islands — even if poor Thorlak had to wait until 1984 for the Catholic Church to officially recognize him.
Adventures in Secret Iceland
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The Happy Hag
Margie Pearl
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Dec 16, 2024
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