Hagþenkir, the Association of Non-fiction and Educational Writers in Iceland conferred it´s special award for academic work of outstanding quality in 2021 to Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir for the books Arfur aldanna I: Handan hindarfjalls and Arfur aldanna II: Norðvegur, published by Háskólaútgáfan. Hagþenkir´s Accreditation Council states: “In Arfur aldanna I-II Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir readers' views on diverse and fascinating comparative material, from chronicles in Latin and Germanic heroic poems to carvings, weaving and figurines. It clearly summarizes the research of previous scholars (written in various languages) as it presents new ways of approaching this heritage, such as those that take into account theories of memory or of live transmission and the influence of audiences on the creation of historical material.” For this occasion, a mini-exhibition has been set up at the National Library.