Iceland volcano: What it's like to live with the fires of Reykjanes
BBCIceland volcano: What it's like to live with the fires of Reykjanes Getty Images After 800 years, volcanic activity has returned to Reykjanes, Iceland, and it might last hundreds of years. Getty Images The fourth eruption is drawing crowds, but it is a reminder of the elemental forces under Iceland's surface Archaeologists in Iceland use ash layers to identify the age of their findings. Getty Images The volume of lava flowing is much larger than the previous eruptions Iceland's dark lullabies At the darkest time of the year in Iceland, scary creatures come out to play. In a documentary for BBC Radio 4, the Icelandic writer and director Andri Snær Magnason explores the unusual Christmas stories and traditions of his home country, travelling from farmstead to lava field: do the elves still crash your house to throw a Christmas party and will the cows still talk on New Year's Eve?