Heimir Hallgrímsson, the manager of the Icelandic football team is a born-and-bred Islander (eyjamaður), which in Iceland is usually used to refer to people from the Vestmannaeyjar islands, a cluster of volcanic islands on the south coast of the Icelandic mainland. In addition to coaching football and managing the Icelandic national team, Heimir is a dentist: He still works at his clinic in Vestmannaeyjar.
Read more: Great news: 2018 looks like a good year for the puffin population in S. Iceland
It should therefore not come as a surprise that Heimir is loved and admired by other townspeople. Heimir is not only a pillar of the community, he's a national treasure. Even the puffins (nearly half of the Icelandic puffin population nests in Vestmannaeyjar) stand by this local hero, doing their best to do the famous Viking War Cry: HÚH!
Read more: Slideshow: The Pysja Patrols and the kids who rescued nearly 5000 pufflings this summer
The above photo was shared by Sæheimar Aquarium in Vestmananeyjar, whose staff nurse injured or sick puffins back to health. And make tiny little puffin sized football jerseys!
Heimir Hallgrímsson, the manager of the Icelandic football team is a born-and-bred Islander (eyjamaður), which in Iceland is usually used to refer to people from the Vestmannaeyjar islands, a cluster of volcanic islands on the south coast of the Icelandic mainland. In addition to coaching football and managing the Icelandic national team, Heimir is a dentist: He still works at his clinic in Vestmannaeyjar.
Read more: Great news: 2018 looks like a good year for the puffin population in S. Iceland
It should therefore not come as a surprise that Heimir is loved and admired by other townspeople. Heimir is not only a pillar of the community, he's a national treasure. Even the puffins (nearly half of the Icelandic puffin population nests in Vestmannaeyjar) stand by this local hero, doing their best to do the famous Viking War Cry: HÚH!
Read more: Slideshow: The Pysja Patrols and the kids who rescued nearly 5000 pufflings this summer
The above photo was shared by Sæheimar Aquarium in Vestmananeyjar, whose staff nurse injured or sick puffins back to health. And make tiny little puffin sized football jerseys!
