Introduction to the Island of Winds - Houses

Derived from the Viking longhouses the Turfhouse or Torfbær evolved through the ages in Iceland and just in the last century people still lived in them. It is a way of building not known anywhere else in the world and a part of Icelandic cultural heritage. In Island of winds we have houses that are inspired by the Icelandic turfhouses.




The beating heart of the Dreitill village and unofficial headquarters of the Balance Keepers. Island of Wind's grass-roofed houses are undoubtedly a part of the country’s persona and heritage. Through the rough climate and isolation, the turf houses kept people warm.

Properly called the Elder House, although tradition dictates that any sitting Elder gets her name attached to the building for the duration of her rule. To Brynhild, it has always been Hrymja's House. To Hrymja, it still seems like Margrét's House. And so on and so forth, as it has been for a thousand years, going back to Gjóla's original settlement. The Elders come and go, but the core of their magic and teaching remains the same, passed down from leader to leader. With Hrymja and the whole clan gone, however, the future of the House remains uncertain.