https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/6a7db846-fe0c-41e1-9df8-f9586a2ccace Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com "They Shouldn't Call Iceland, Iceland" was created in 1978 by the Iceland Tourist Board (:11) as a way to increase tourism to the country. The film dives deep into the country’s climate, varied countryside and rich Viking history. It tours historic cemeteries and breaks down politics and class of the invigorating country. It is a Film Author’s Production (:23). Growth of the country is discussed (:33). Hot geysers shoot up (1:02). A sign notes the capital and largest city (1:24); Reykjavik. Steam spews from tiny red homes (1:30). Hot springs are harnessed for energy. Shots cover small residential homes in the area (1:42) as well as the stunning white chapel Hateigskirkja church (1:45). Population at the time is discussed over images of the Gulf Stream (1:50). Ground views cover traffic buzzing in the streets (1:58). Modern hotels beckon tourists (2:17) in Esjan. Tourism is discussed (2:33); a pair meets at a convention table. Citizen’s splash in fresh water baths (2:55). Iceland became a democracy in 1944 (2:53). Icelanders in hot tub are contrasted against (3:13) a swim suit clad snow ball fighters in January (3:24). Stone memorials mark sites of former camp sites of ancestors past (5:17). A young boy tries to mount a purebred Icelandic pony (5:33). A pony breaks into the tolt, the fifth gate (6:17). A massive jet of the Flugfelag islands (6:36) is stamped with a horse’s head. The county's love for equestrians is transmitted through the aviation industry, individual planes are named after historic horses. A 1970’s Volvo (7:20) drives over mud. Stunning views from a car roll over open country roads (7:46). Aerial shots cover the expanse of Iceland’s fjords (7:54). Small boats swim in the harbor of Akureyri (7:56). Merchant fishing vessels (8:06) and small fishing village’s line blue waters (8:15). Stream fisherman pull up two salmon (9:21). The fresh catch is packed up (9:24). A woman inspects king sized wooden tankards once known to held mead for the Vikings (9:35). The Viking diet carried into modern days (9:42). Close shots show piles of lump fish caviar (9:59). A cart of Icelandic dairy is rolled out (10:25). Lava coffee is poured (10:43). A blonde model shows off an orange dress accompanied by bold jewelry (11:06). Travelers touch down by jet (11;54) from Iceland. Eskimo’s smoke on a steam ship (12:10). A small fishing boat cuts through cold waters (12:29). A young girl clips grass from small red roofs (14:06). Tourists travel over high volcanic hills (14:58). A couple enjoys a pool of hot water within a secluded cave (15:28). A view from the country side of Reykjavik (16:50) looks into city scrapers. A turquois blue kitchen bus (17:44) rolls through the country. A woman moves barefoot over carpet meadows (19:03). Leif Erikson’s (21:01) statue inscription is zoomed in on. Iceland’s national cemetery (21:29) hosts the tomb of Jonas Hallgrimsson (21:34). A friendly dog wanders outside of Bessastaoir; the official home of the president of Iceland (21:55). Kristjan Eldjarn president from 1968 to 1980 (22:03) punches at a typewriter. (22:20); a man smokes a pipe. Class of the people is discussed (22:25). Female Icelanders carry their maiden names through marriage (22:31). Youth are educated from young ages how to be individuals (23:13). Close shots move over the phonebook (23:54), citizens names are listed first name first (23:54). Molten lava shoots up (24:21) from the active Westman Islands volcano known as Eldfell. Scenes follow from January of 1973 (24:41) as the volcano erupted. A seal scurry’s through water (24:47). Stunning shots capture the volcano erupting over cold waters (24:56); vessels pump seawater over molten earth. Icelanders resurface following five months of volcanic holocaust (25:15). Heimaey appears with a much smaller population (25:30). Red nosed puffin birds (25:36) play in the grass. Icelanders climb the crater of the calm volcano (25:54). The lava line is compared to the location of residential homes (26:08). Locals play in the dirt (26:16) still warm from the recent eruption. Youth from Heimaey toss hay (27:09) over fresh dirt. Presented by Loftleidir Icelandic aka Icelandic Airlines and Icelandair (28:03). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. 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