**About the Editor**

#### **Steinunn Kristj ´ansd ´ottir**

Steinunn Kristjansd ´ ottir, professor of archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of ´ Iceland. Field of interest and research is medieval monasticism, gender and church history. Working currently on the project "Between man and nature: The Making of Benedictine Communities in Medieval Iceland". Received the Order of the Falcon award from the Icelandic state in 2016 for archaeological research and general contribution to the history of Iceland.
