Round building of dark grey steel and glass, set in a pointed shallow pond, the point of which is in the foreground (the water is frozen). A library is visible through the window bottom left

An incredibly old vellum book, the Codex Regius Poetic Edda, on display in a gold foiled chamber

The very large and very old Flateyjarbók on display in a gently lit glass cabinet with descriptions in both Icelandic and English

A thick thick pile of vellum manuscripts bound between two harder covers, with 5 bands across the spine securing the front to the back. A description of the book is given in both Icelandic and English

Also, what better place for the book nerd this morning than a visit to the lovely new Edda building to visit the #WorldinWords exhibition?! The star of the show in its fabulous golden chamber is the Konungsbók eddukvæda, & 2 other faves, Möðruvallabók & Flateyjarbók. Awe inspiring to see 🤩 #BookSky

#GreySkin is a 14th-century sealskin manuscript - one of the oldest copies of Njáls Saga. By the 1500s, its worn pages were patched with new corners and leaves, proof that even sagas needed stitching to outlast the centuries. #Reykjavík #WorldInWords 😍