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Ring of Seasons : Iceland--Its Culture and History by Terry G Lacy, 2000-12-26 Viking Age Iceland (Penguin History) by Jesse L. Byock, 2001-09-01 The History of Iceland by Gunnar Karlsson, 2000-04-15 Wasteland with Words: A Social History of Iceland by Sigurdur Gylfi Magnusson, 2010-06-15 The natural history of Iceland: ... Translated from the Danish original of Mr. N. Horrebow. And illustrated with a new general map of the island. by Niels Horrebow, 2010-05-27 Iceland: Land of the Sagas by Jon Krakauer, David Roberts, 1998-10-06 History of the Inca Realm by Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco, 1998-11-28 A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland by T.K. Derry, 2000-01-01 Waking Up in Iceland by Paul Sullivan, 2003-03-03 History of Iceland - From Settlement to the Present Day by Jon R. Hjalmarsson, 1993-12 Project: Iceland: Music, Art, Fashion Naive and Fantastic Art in Iceland by Adalsteinn Ingolfsson, 1990-01-01 Iceland the Warm Country of the North by Torfi H. Tulinius, 1998-11 Sword of Scandinavia Armed Forces Handbook: The Military History of Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Finland (Armed Forces Handbooks) by Ronald L. Tarnstrom, 1996-08

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1. Iceland History (the S.c.nordic FAQ)
   iceland history. Subject 5.3 History. The Bible is translated into Icelandic in1584. 178386 The worst volcanic eruptions in the history of Iceland occur.  
   http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq53.html

2. South Iceland - Iceland History
   Tourism resource features a brief look at Iceland's history and offers a time line of important events. A brief summary. of Iceland's history. Old Icelandic manuscript  
   http://www.south.is/history.html
   
   Extractions: 330 B.C. An explorer named Pytheas sailed north from Marseille (France) to discover how far the world would reach that way. He navigated the British Isles and the northern seas. He told tales of an island that he named Thule or Ultima Thule which he either learned about from others or found himself. This island was 6 days north of Britain and 1 day away from "the end of the world". On his return he wrote his travel journal that is long lost but is quoted in several other more recent books. This island was possibly Iceland. 9th century. The first geography document that describes the Northern seas was written by an Irish monk, named Dicuil, early in the 9th century. The book was called De mensura orbis terrae and in it he describes his interviews with Irish priests, papas, that claimed they had sailed north to Thule and lived there from February to August. They say that during middle of the summer they never lost the light of day and could "pick lice of shirts". The papas confirmed Pytheas' story that after a days journey north of the island they came upon "frozen sea". Dicuil was the first man to locate Thule on the isolated island that later became known as Iceland, the island was known in Ireland late in the 8th century. His accounts (and later researches) claim no inhabitants before the Irish visits. The Irish monks left Iceland soon after the Vikings started their own settlement in Iceland around the year 900 it seems, but if they stayed they were totally ignored and without influence. The Viking settlement of Iceland was largely due to internal struggle in Norway between the barbarian king Harald the Fairhaired and the former rulers.

3. Iceland Vacation Travel Iceland History
   Brief History of Iceland. The first people known to have inhabited Iceland were Irish monks or hermits who came in the  
   http://www.scantours.com/iceland_a_brief_history.htm
   
   Extractions: Home Country Links Main Menu Rail Passes ... E-MAIL Scandinavian travel specialist since 1967 Travel Agents Click Here Denmark Norway Sweden ... Lithuania ICELAND FACTS Vacation in Iceland and you’ll enter a whole new realm of experience. You’ll discover original nature as you’ve never seen it before, and the equally original people for whom timeless nature, ancient heritage and modern lifestyle coexist in harmony. The freedom to roam in the city or the wilds as you please, explore and have fun — this is the key to the Iceland experience. Iceland is an island of 39,756 square miles, about the size of Virginia, with an average height of 500m above sea level. Its highest peak, Hvannadalshnukur, rises to 2,119m, and glaciers, including Vatnajokull, the largest in Europe, cover over 11 percent of the country. Situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Iceland is a hot spot of geothermal activity. Thirty post-glacial volcanoes have erupted in the past two centuries, and natural hot water supplies much of the population with cheap, pollution-free heating. Rivers, too, are harnessed to provide inexpensive hydroelectric power. The electrical current is 220 volts, 50 Hz. Of a population numbering just over a quarter of a million, half live in the capital, Reykjavik, and its neighboring towns in the southwest. Keflavik International Airport is located about 50km from the capital. The highland interior is uninhabited (and uninhabitable), and most of the population is situated along the coast.

4. Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Iceland | History
   iceland history. Iceland's first inhabitants were Irish monks, who regardedthe island as a sort of hermitage until the early 9th century.  
   http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/iceland/history.htm
   
   Extractions: Iceland Iceland's first inhabitants were Irish monks, who regarded the island as a sort of hermitage until the early 9th century. They were followed by Iceland's first permanent settlers who came from Norway. This was the Age of Settlement, traditionally defined as the period between 870 and 930, when political strife on the Scandinavian mainland caused many to flee. After escaping political strife in Scandinavia, Iceland's settlers were in no mood for a monarchy and opted instead for a parliamentary system of government. A district assembly and Alping (National Assembly) were founded, and a code of law prepared. Iceland became a Christian country in 999, which engendered some semblance of national unity at a time when squabbles were arising among its leaders and allegiances were being questioned. The country flourished during the next century, and established a thriving agrarian economy with little unrest. Iceland then became a launching pad for explorations of the North Atlantic: Eric the Red, who grew up in Iceland as the son of a Norwegian exile, colonised Greenland in 982; and Eric's Icelandic son, Leif Eriksson, is popularly held to be the first European to explore the coast of North America - which he named Vinland the Good. One of the more reliable Icelandic sagas, however, suggests that Leif Eriksson learned of Vinland from another Icelander, Bjarni Herjolfsson, who had sighted it some 14 years earlier. Whatever the truth is, these voyages of exploration became the source material of one of Europe's great literary flowerings.

5. Iceland History
   ICELAND. The Vikings came to Iceland in the ninth century. When the Nazis occupiedDenmark during World War II, Iceland declared itself a republic.  
   http://www.nationbynation.com/Iceland/History1.html
   
   Extractions: BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. GEOGRAPHY GOVERNMENT ... ICELAND The Vikings came to Iceland in the ninth century. There, Europe's oldest representative body was founded, the Althing. About the year 1000, Christianity arrived. First under Norwegian rule (1200s) and then under the Danish (1380), Iceland had to wait until 1918 to gain its independence, although it continued to share a king with Denmark. When the Nazis occupied Denmark during World War II, Iceland declared itself a republic. An early member of the United Nations and NATO, Iceland has no armed forces (the US operated a base at Keflavik). The population of Iceland is one of the world's most educated and healthiest; comprehensive social benefits are available to all thanks to the country's Scandinavian-style welfare state.

6. Iceland - History
   iceland history. Ingolfur Arnason fled from Norway, and his followerssettled in Iceland about AD 870. Other settlers from Norway  
   http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/kid-pages/islands/iceland/history.html
   
   Extractions: Iceland History Ingolfur Arnason fled from Norway, and his followers settled in Iceland about A.D. 870. Other settlers from Norway and from Viking colonies in the British Isles helped the population of Iceland reach about 25,000 in the next 60 years. In A.D. 930, the settlers set up Althing, the world's first parliament. Among the early settlers was Eric the Red, who lived in Iceland for several years before he sailed off to Greenland in A.D. 982. The 1100's and 1200's were Iceland's golden age of literature. During this time Snorri Sturluson, a poet and historian, put into writing some of Iceland's greatest sagas and eddas. people economy disasters land formations ... home

7. Iceland History
   One early 9th century Latin text describes North Atlantic islands thatmay be the Faeroes and perhaps Iceland. Thankfully, two Icelandic  
   http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/voyage/subset/iceland/history.html
   
   Extractions: The North Atlantic islands seem to have been of only passing concern to the centers of power in Europe, so very little historic documentation exists about their settlement. One early 9th century Latin text describes North Atlantic islands that may be the Faeroes and perhaps Iceland. Thankfully, two Icelandic documents detail the early settlement of Iceland. One, the Book of the Icelanders , was written between A.D. 1122 and 1133 while the Book of Settlements might have been written in the 12th century, but is only attested to from the 13th century. In all of these documents, it is apparent that the Vikings were not alone in their interest in these islands, and that early settlers came from the British Isles as well, and some attribute the discovery and settlement of the Faeroes and Iceland to the Celts. Around A.D. 825, an Irish monk named Dicuil wrote a book, Liber de Mensura Orbis Terrae , (Measure/description of the sphere of the earth) in which he states, " [A] set of small islands, nearly all separated by narrow stretches of water; in these for nearly a hundred years hermits sailing from our country, Ireland, have lived. But just as they were always deserted from the beginning of the world, so now because of the Northman pirates they are emptied of anchorites, and are filled with countless sheep and very many diverse kinds of seabirds." The physical description of these islands fits the Faeroes well, as does the name, which means Sheep Islands. It seems likely that the Irish had reached the Faeroes first, and that the Vikings came to these lands after raiding and trading in the Western Isles, instead of by accident as the sagas suggest.

8. Iceland: History
   encyclopediaEncyclopedia—iceland history. Settlement and Subjection.Iceland may be the Ultima Thule of the ancients. Irish monks  
   http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0858727.html
   
   Extractions: Encyclopedia Iceland Iceland may be the Ultima Thule Harold I Old Norse literature reached its greatest flowering. (Modern Icelandic is virtually the same language as that of the sagas.) Politically, Iceland became a feudal state, and the bloody civil wars of rival chieftains facilitated Norwegian intervention. The attempt of Snorri Sturluson Aresson ; the Reformation brought new intellectual activity. The 17th and 18th cent. were, in many ways, disastrous for Iceland. English, Spanish, and Algerian pirates raided the coasts and ruined trade; epidemics and volcanic eruptions killed a large part of the population; and the creation (1602) of a private trading company at Copenhagen, with exclusive rights to the Iceland trade, caused economic ruin. The private trade monopoly was at last revoked in 1771 and transferred to the Danish crown, and in 1786 trade with Iceland was opened to all Danish and Norwegian merchants. The exclusion of foreign traders was lifted in 1854. The 19th cent. brought a rebirth of national culture (see

9. Iceland History Store
   iceland history Store with 34 iceland history items available to buy at greatprices. Choose from 34 iceland history items available as of 26-2003.  
   http://www.rbookshop.com/history/i/Iceland_History/

10. Iceland History Store
    iceland history Books Buy iceland history books and other History Bookshere at discount prices! Choose from a total of 34 Iceland  
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11. Iceland History Quiz
    SUBMIT A QUIZ. ON THIS DAY. WEIRD TRIVIA. DOWNLOADS. GUESTBOOK. LINKS. CONTACTUS. iceland history quiz by Kjerulf, Quiz menu. Click here for more History quizzes.  
    http://www.triv.net/html/Users1/u3670.htm

12. Iceland History - Travallo - Globetrotters Home
    History of Iceland. The Vikings. With the year 874 the official historiographyof Iceland begun. Ingolfur Amarsons established themselves  
    http://www.travallo.de/laender/iceland/history.html
    
    Extractions: History of Iceland The Vikings With the year the official historiography of Iceland begun. Ingolfur Amarsons established themselves at the coast of Iceland and settled starting from the year permanently in the bay of the today's Reykjavik. But already and had vikings tries to settle. Due to bad experience with the weather the Norwegian Floki Vilgerdarson of the island gave the name ' ice country '. Possibly there was Romans between 70 - the 305 A.D. . set their foot as first on Iceland. It is safe that in the6.Jhd. Irish Celts as a settlers in Iceland lived. The ' colonization ' of Iceland took place between to . Particularly from Norway and the British islands settlers established themselves here. As ' Saga - ages ' one defines the time of . Now occur this that is written down later in the Sagas. for the first time oldhung, the popular assembly stepped, into Pingvellir together and justified the Icelandic Free State. This had stock up to the year . In the year one decided 1000 in oldhung the Christianity as new faith to assume. In the same year Leifur Eiriksson at the coast America landed.

13. Bibliographies - Iceland History
    iceland history. Click on each title to see the library's holdings. Then, use yourbrowser's BACK button to return to this page. Everyday Life in Viking Times.  
    http://www.npl.lib.va.us/bibl/iceland.html

14. Bibliographies - Iceland History
    Iceland Culture and Geography. Click on each title to see the library's holdings. AFamily in Iceland. by Peter Otto Jacobsen. Iceland. by Jonathan Wilcox.  
    http://www.npl.lib.va.us/bibl/iceland_culture.html

15. New Iceland History
    THE SETTLEMENT. OF. NEW ICELAND. (Nýja Island). Into this area the newcomersfrom Iceland went to found a colony on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg.  
    http://www.gimlicommunityweb.com/new iceland history.htm
    
    Extractions: THE SETTLEMENT OF NEW ICELAND This Article is Courtesy of Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Citizenship Historic Resources I n 1875, when the first Icelandic settlers arrived in the Canadian West, Manitoba was a tiny " postage stamp" province approximately 33,280 square kilometres (13,000 square miles). To the north of Manitoba's boundaries lay the vast unsettled wilderness of the North-West Territories, an area that originally included most of present-day Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Into this area the newcomers from Iceland went to found a colony on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg. Called " New Iceland," the colony was one of the earliest group settlements in the West. Today , the reserve of land originally homesteaded by the Icelandic pioneers is part of Manitoba's Interlake region. H arsh winters, Danish trade restrictions and an epidemic that carried away 200,000 sheep crippled Iceland's economy during the 1860's. The prospect of destitution made many consider leaving as an alternative, and from 1863-1873, a small but growing emigration movement developed. Initially Brazil was favoured as a likely destination, with over 40 Icelanders immigrating to that country, and many more prepared to go when transportation difficulties blocked the movement. Attention then turned to North America. Inspired by enthusiastic letters from a Danish store clerk in Milwaukee, four adventurous young men left Iceland in May 1870. They followed to North America by six people in 1871 and 22 in 1872. Among them was Sigtryggur Jonasson, a young government official who became the first Icelander to arrive in Canada.

16. New Iceland History
    THE SETTLEMENT. OF. NEW ICELAND. (Nýja Island). This Article disease.New Iceland was placed under quarantine on November 27, 1876. A  
    http://www.gimlicommunityweb.com/new iceland history2.htm
    
    Extractions: THE SETTLEMENT OF NEW ICELAND This Article is Courtesy of Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Citizenship Historic Resources U ndoubtedly the greatest hardship suffered by the settlers in the first few years was the smallpox epidemic of 1876-1877. The dreaded disease first appeared in September, shortly after the arrival of the "large group," but it was thought to be chicken pox and not considered serious. When the danger was recognized in early November, physicians and medical supplies for the colony were urgently requested. T he Manitoba government responded by sending Drs. David Young, James S. Lynch, and A. Baldwin to curb the spread of the disease. New Iceland was placed under quarantine on November 27, 1876. A makeshift hospital in a government storehouse was organized in Gimli and a quarantine station established at Netley Creek A betted by severe weather conditions, overcrowding due to the large influx of settlers that summer, and inadequate provisions, the epidemic spread throughout the colony. Over one-third of the settlers contracted the disease and 100 people died. Sandy River, a nearby Native village, was decimated. Fortunately, the makeshift hospital successful, saving all but one of its 64 patients. B y April 1877, the epidemic had subsided, but the quarantine remained in effect until June 20. Growing restless over their imposed isolation, the colonists led a peaceful demonstration to Netley Creek to ask authorities to end the restrictions. When they arrived, the discovered that the restrictions had bee lifted the previous night.

17. Iceland: History
    History Settlement and Subjection Iceland may be the Ultima Thule of theancients. Irish iceland history. Settlement and Subjection. Iceland  
    http://www.slider.com/enc/26000/Iceland_History.htm
    
    Extractions: Iceland: History Iceland may be the Ultima Thule of the ancients. Irish monks visited it before the 9th century, but abandoned it on the arrival (c.850-875) of Norse settlers, many of whom had fled from the domination of Harold I Old Norse literature reached its greatest flowering. (Modern Icelandic is virtually the same language as that of the sagas.) Politically, Iceland became a feudal state, and the bloody civil wars of rival chieftains facilitated Norwegian intervention. The attempt of Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) to establish the full control of King Haakon IV of Norway over Iceland was a failure; however, Haakon incorporated Iceland into the archdiocese of Trondheim and between 1261 and 1264 obtained acknowledgment of his suzerainty by the Icelanders. Norwegian rule brought order, but high taxes and an imposed judicial system caused much discontent. When, with Norway, Iceland passed (1380) under the Danish crown, the Danes showed even less concern for Icelandic welfare; a national decline (1400-1550) set in. Lutheranism was imposed by force (1539-51) over the opposition of Bishop Jon Aresson ; the Reformation brought new intellectual activity.

18. ICELAND
    History of Scouting and current status of national Scouting organizations.  
    http://n2zgu.50megs.com/ICE.htm
    
    Extractions: SCOUTING IN ICELAND ICELANDIC BOY AND GIRL SCOUT ASSOCIATION Guiding commenced in 1922 as the YWCA established a group of Girl Guides on July 7th that year. As Iceland became an independent Kingdom in personal union with Denmark in 1918, it was possible for Icelanders and Icelandic associations to join international organizations. One of the first Associations of the new Kingdom to do this, was the Boy Scout Association, which joined the World Movement in 1924. The Icelandic Girl Guides joined the WAGGGS in 1928. Icelandic scouts have been present at all International Jamborees since Ermelunden 1924. Icelandic scouts have been very active in international Scouting, working together with the Nordic countries, effective in the preparation of the Nordjamb 1975 (World Scout Jamboree in Norway), and participating in annual program prepared by the Nordic Scout Council. National Jamborees have been an integral part of Icelandic scouting starting in 1925. Ever since the National Jamboree has been an interesting event at first every 4th year and now a triennial event. There are about 5,000 registered members in all program sections as of 7/1999.

19. Iceland History And Horses
    A mix of history and natural wonder on a ride through an area that is also It alsoleaves a bit of time for some exploration of Iceland before or after.  
    http://www.horsesnorth.com/snor.html
    
    Extractions: A mix of history and natural wonder on a ride through an area that is also important to the ancient arts of Icelandic writing. Based at a very comfortable farm with its own hot pot this 5-day ride offers made- up beds (no sleeping bags!) this tour leaves plenty of time to relax after each day's riding. It also leaves a bit of time for some exploration of Iceland before or after. Day 1: Welcome to Iceland! Tour members arrive at Keflavik Airport, and take the Flybus shuttle to the Hotel Loftlieder, where you can check luggage, have breakfast and set out to see some of the nation's capital. But be back at the Hotel by 5:30 in the afternoon, as that's when the outfitter will pick you up and take you to their farm, Vellir, in Hverdagerdi, about 45 minutes from Reykjavik. Over dinner that evening, the riders will get to know each other and tour details will be explained. Guest cabins at the farm will be a place for a good night's sleep! Day 2: Hveragerdi-Oddstadir in Lundarreykjadalur-Flokadalur After breakfast, riders will take a bus west towards Borgarnes, to the farm Oddsstadir. Here it's time to meet the horses, and set off on an easy ride through the valley of Lundarreykjadalur to the church Lundur. This old church was often mentioned in the sagas - it was the winter residence of Bishop Rudolfur before he settled at the farm Baer. After seeing the church, riders will cross the mountain at the pass Lundarhals on the old riding path Lundursneid, where there is a spectacular view over the Borgarfjordur hills. Then it's down to the valley Flokudalur named after the former slave Floki who got his freedom and lived here in the early years of Iceland's settlement. You'll return to Oddsstadir for dinner and a good nights sleep. But don't forget to take a soak in the hot pot! 15 km, app.. 4 hours.

20. Iceland: History
    html. encyclopediaEncyclopedia—iceland history. Settlement and Subjection.Iceland may be the Ultima Thule of the ancients. Irish  
    http://print.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0858727.html
    
    Extractions: Encyclopedia Iceland Iceland may be the Ultima Thule Harold I Old Norse literature reached its greatest flowering. (Modern Icelandic is virtually the same language as that of the sagas.) Politically, Iceland became a feudal state, and the bloody civil wars of rival chieftains facilitated Norwegian intervention. The attempt of Snorri Sturluson Aresson ; the Reformation brought new intellectual activity. The 17th and 18th cent. were, in many ways, disastrous for Iceland. English, Spanish, and Algerian pirates raided the coasts and ruined trade; epidemics and volcanic eruptions killed a large part of the population; and the creation (1602) of a private trading company at Copenhagen, with exclusive rights to the Iceland trade, caused economic ruin. The private trade monopoly was at last revoked in 1771 and transferred to the Danish crown, and in 1786 trade with Iceland was opened to all Danish and Norwegian merchants. The exclusion of foreign traders was lifted in 1854. The 19th cent. brought a rebirth of national culture (see

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