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    The Icelandic Commonwealth, also known as the Icelandic Free State, was the political unit existing in Iceland between the establishment of the Althing...
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  • similarly named party, the Commonwealth Land Party, was in existence. The Icelandic Commonwealth or the Icelandic Free State (Icelandic: Þjóðveldið) was the...
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    time, Iceland remained independent, a period known as the Old Commonwealth, and Icelandic historians began to document the nation's history in books referred...
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    Alþingi (Althingi), the assembly of the Icelandic Commonwealth, was founded at Þingvellir (Thingvellir). Iceland is thus likely among the last major land...
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  • most states, the Icelandic Commonwealth had no official leader. In the early 13th century, the Age of the Sturlungs, the Commonwealth began to suffer from...
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    Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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    Gray Goose Laws (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text)
    The Gray (Grey) Goose Laws (Icelandic: Grágás [ˈkrauːˌkauːs]) are a collection of laws from the Icelandic Commonwealth period. The term Grágás was originally...
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    independent national existence in Iceland. To begin with, the Althing was a general assembly of the Icelandic Commonwealth, where the country's most powerful...
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    Icelandic: Gamli sáttmáli [ˈkamlɪ ˈsauhtˌmauːlɪ]; Old Norse: [ˈɡɑmle ˈsɑːtːˌmɑːle]) was the name of the agreement which effected the union of Iceland...
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    Gothi (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text)
    guþi) was a position of political and social prominence in the Icelandic Commonwealth. The term originally had a religious significance, referring to...
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    (Old Norse: [ˈsnorːe ˈsturloˌson]; Icelandic: [ˈsnɔrːɪ ˈstʏ(r)tlʏˌsɔːn]; 1179 – 22 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He...
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    in Iceland (Icelandic: aðall; Norwegian: adel) may refer to the following: Icelanders who belonged to the aristocracy of the Icelandic Commonwealth. Icelanders...
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    The Icelandic Independence movement (Icelandic: Sjálfstæðisbarátta Íslendinga) was the collective effort made by Icelanders to achieve self-determination...
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  • The Libertarian Society of Iceland (Icelandic: Frjálshyggjufélagið) was founded in Reykjavík, Iceland, on August 10, 2002. As the name suggests it is established...
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    Icelandic presidency uses a swallowtailed Icelandic state flag with a square panel bearing coat of arms. The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police...
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    Fairchild 2000, pp. 73–97. "The Occupation of Iceland During World War II". Icelandic Roots. Icelandic Roots. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016...
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    The Kingdom of Iceland (Icelandic: Konungsríkið Ísland; Danish: Kongeriget Island) was a sovereign and independent country under a constitutional and hereditary...
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  • which they were a Commonwealth: Commonwealth of England (1649-1660) Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-1946) Icelandic Commonwealth (930-1262) This disambiguation...
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    Iceland at the time. The era led to the signing of the Old Covenant, which brought Iceland under the Norwegian crown. In the Icelandic Commonwealth,...
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    The Icelandic horse (Icelandic: íslenski hesturinn [ˈistlɛnscɪ ˈhɛstʏrɪn]) is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are small, at...
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    from the island in 986 after his Icelandic aide, Thorvald Konradsson, had murdered two men in a battle. Next the Icelandic Stefnir Thorgilsson arrived, who...
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    perceived the Icelandic banks to be increasingly risky. Trust in the banks gradually faded, leading to a sharp depreciation of the Icelandic króna in 2008...
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    The Church of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðkirkjan, lit. 'The National Church'), officially the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (hin evangelíska lúterska...
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  • This is a timeline of Icelandic history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Iceland and its predecessor states...
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    Þingvellir (category Pages with Icelandic IPA)
    Þingvellir (Icelandic: [ˈθiŋkˌvɛtlɪr̥] , anglicised as Thingvellir) was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until...
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    Icelanders (redirect from Icelandic people)
    Icelanders (Icelandic: Íslendingar) are an ethnic group and nation who are native to the island country of Iceland. They speak Icelandic, a North Germanic...
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  • Saga (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text)
    Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between Icelandic families. However, sagas' subject matter is diverse, including...
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    Iceland was Christianized in the year 1000 AD, when Christianity became the religion by law. In Icelandic, this event is known as the kristnitaka (literally...
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    occupied Denmark, whose monarch was still the Icelandic head of state. After failing to persuade the Icelandic government to join the Allies, the British...
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    caused some hostility between the soldiers and Icelandic men. The large-scale interaction between young Icelandic women and soldiers came to be known as Ástandið...
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