Íeda Herman Explained

Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman
Birth Name:Ída Jónasdóttir
Birth Date:May 21, 1925
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Death Place:Burlington, Iowa
Occupation:writer, interior designer
Language:English, Icelandic
Genre:memoir, fiction, cooking
Subject:Icelandic culture and cuisine
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Spouse:Delbert Jury Herman (1945-2015)
Children:10
Years Active:2014-2019

Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman (May 21, 1925, in Reykjavík, Iceland – October 9, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa)[1] was an Icelandic author and adventurer.[2] [3]

Life

Herman was born to Jonas Bjornsson and Dagbjort Oktavia Bjarnadottir in Iceland in 1925. She grew up in the 1930s, and was raised hearing stories of Vikings and the Huldufólk or "Hidden People" of Iceland.[4] During World War II, she met Rev. Delbert J Herman, an American serviceman who was stationed in Reykjavík.[5] They were married on March 25, 1945. She was the first Icelandic woman to marry an American soldier. They then moved to Illinois together. When she became a US citizen in 1956, she lost her Icelandic citizenship.[6]

Herman graduated with a degree in interior design in Chicago, and opened her own design shop. She retired in 2009 and earned a degree from the Institute of Children's Literature.[7] In 2015, her husband of 70 years died.[8]

At 88 years old, Herman went paragliding for the first time in Utah. She loved it so much, she repeated the experience two years later in her homeland of Iceland.[9] She also explored the cave that inspired Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.[10]

Despite suffering from a stroke in 2016, she remained very active physically, staying fit and traveling. At the age of 91, she co-authored a cookbook of Icelandic cuisine with her daughter.[11] Along with her daughter, she conducted presentations on Icelandic culture and cooking.[12] She also led adult education seminars, and has written articles for magazines and newspapers. She was the subject of the 2019 RÚV documentary Aldrei of Seint (Never Too Late).[13] [14]

Herman died on October 9, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa.[15] Her Icelandic citizenship had been restored by Alþingi earlier that year. At the time of her death, Herman had 24 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren, and had been returning to Iceland annually to share her story and knowledge of Icelandic history.

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman . October 15, 2019 . . October 20, 2019 . October 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021030813/https://www.thehawkeye.com/obituaries/20191015/xcdeda-jxf3nasdxf3ttir-herman . live .
  2. Web site: Viking Kids Don't Cry, By Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman Dedicated Review . June 16, 2017 . The Children's Book Review . November 19, 2017 . December 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043451/https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2017/06/viking-kids-dont-cry-by-ieda-jonasdottir-herman-dedicated-review.html . live .
  3. Web site: Ieda Herman signs `Growing Up Viking` @ Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis . 21 May 2017 . . November 19, 2017 . 11 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170811164800/https://www.evensi.us/ieda-herman-signs-growing-up-viking-magers-quinn-booksellers/206081655 . live .
  4. Web site: About Ieda Jonasdottir Herman, author of 'Growing Up Viking' and'Viking Kids Don't Cry' . . 2017 . November 19, 2017 . November 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171119164817/https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/IedaJonasdottirHerman . live .
  5. News: Morton stroke survivor offers sage advice . Michael Smothers . January 16, 2017 . . November 19, 2017 . November 8, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171108072910/http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170116/morton-stroke-survivor-offers-sage-advice . live .
  6. Web site: Ida Jónasdóttir Herman is deceased . Oddur Ævar Gunnarsson . October 10, 2019 . . October 11, 2019 . October 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011212332/https://www.frettabladid.is/frettir/ida-jonasdottir-herman-er-latin/ . live .
  7. Book: Trolls - Monster Worm - Hidden People: Fond Memories of Iceland . Íeda J. Herman . 2014 . Outskirts Press . 978-1-4787-0008-1 .
  8. News: Delbert Herman Obituary - Bloomington, IL . Peoria Journal Star . March 1–2, 2015 . November 19, 2017 . December 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032439/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?pid=174283778 . live .
  9. Web site: Interview with Ieda Herman Author of The Silver Arrow . Young Adult Promo Central . November 19, 2017 . December 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201053755/http://yapromocentral.com/2016/11/interview-ieda-herman-author-silver-arrow/ . live .
  10. Web site: About . Legendary Iceland . November 19, 2017 . November 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171119171142/http://www.legendaryiceland.com/about.html . live .
  11. Web site: 91-year-old writes a cookbook of Icelandic recipes . Iceland Monitor . October 13, 2016 . November 19, 2017 . December 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035603/http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2016/10/13/91_year_old_writes_a_cookbook_of_icelandic_recipes/ . live .
  12. Web site: Speaker Topics . Heidi Herman . heidiherman.com . November 19, 2017 . November 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171119171000/http://www.heidiherman.com/speaker-topics.html . live .
  13. Web site: Remembering Ída Jónasdóttir Herman . Alexander Elliott . October 10, 2019 . . October 11, 2019 . October 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011195137/https://www.ruv.is/frett/remembering-ida-jonasdottir-herman . live .
  14. Web site: Aldrei of seint . is . Never Too Late . April 19, 2019 . . October 11, 2019 . dead . October 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011221955/https://www.ruv.is/spila/ruv/aldrei-of-seint/20190419 .
  15. Web site: Ída Jónasdóttir Herman er látin . is . Ida Jónasdóttir Herman is deceased . October 10, 2019 . . October 11, 2019 . October 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191010190816/https://www.ruv.is/frett/ida-jonasdottir-herman-er-latin . live .

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