t ▁do ▁anything , ▁so ▁[ the ▁don or ] ▁is ▁eager ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁taken ▁warm ▁and ▁treated ▁to ▁be ▁preserved ▁with ▁dign ity ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁don or ▁died ▁and ▁his ▁pen is ▁was ▁surg ically ▁removed ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁collection . ▁The ▁pen ect omy ▁was ▁not ▁entirely ▁successful ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁pen is ▁" a ▁grey ish - b rown , ▁sh ri vel led ▁mass ". ▁According ▁to ▁Sig ur ð ur , ▁" I ▁should ▁have ▁stretch ed ▁it ▁and ▁se wn ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁in ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁a ▁normal ▁position ". ▁Instead , ▁it ▁" w ent ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁formal de hy de ". ▁Although ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁the ▁results , ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁expressed ▁confidence ▁that ▁" I ▁will ▁get ▁a ▁younger ▁and ▁a ▁bigger ▁and ▁better ▁one ▁soon ." ▁Vis itors ' ▁most ▁common ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁preserved ▁human ▁pen is ▁is ▁" that ▁it ' s ▁very ▁old , ▁you ▁know , ▁a ▁bit ▁sh run ken , ▁and ▁the ▁male ▁members ▁[ s ic ] ▁say ▁' oh , ▁I ▁hope ▁mine ▁will ▁not ▁look ▁like ▁this ▁when ▁I ▁get ▁old . ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁has ▁considered ▁don ating ▁his ▁own ▁pen is ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁when ▁he ▁dies ▁but ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁depends ▁on ▁his ▁wife : ▁" If ▁she ▁dies ▁first ,