The settlement of Iceland (Icelandic: landnámsöld [ˈlantˌnaumsˌœlt]) is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the ninth century, when... 19 KB (2,322 words) - 22:28, 9 February 2024 |
Most municipalities in Iceland include more than one settlement. For example, four localities (Selfoss, Stokkseyri, Eyrarbakki, and Tjarnabyggð) can all... 19 KB (301 words) - 07:56, 29 June 2023 |
Iceland remained extremely homogenous from its settlement era until the twentieth century. Large numbers of Icelanders began to emigrate from Iceland... 74 KB (2,600 words) - 22:40, 16 April 2024 |
Grænlendingar (Icelandic for "Greenlanders") were Norsemen that came from Iceland to settle on the Island of Greenland in the years following 986. The... 65 KB (9,215 words) - 01:55, 25 April 2024 |
Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson (category Pages with Icelandic IPA) Vilgerðarson. In season 5 of the show he arrives in Iceland, believing he has found Asgard. Settlement of Iceland Timeline of Icelandic history Naddoddur —... 6 KB (699 words) - 02:51, 29 April 2024 |
Icelanders (redirect from People of Iceland) Icelanders (Icelandic: Íslendingar) are an ethnic group and nation who are native to the island country of Iceland. They speak Icelandic, a North Germanic... 43 KB (4,160 words) - 21:06, 26 March 2024 |
terms. Excluding these and Latin words, Icelandic has been altered remarkably little since settlement. Icelandic is not only the national language, but... 5 KB (359 words) - 06:21, 9 May 2023 |
Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the... 23 KB (2,418 words) - 20:53, 28 April 2024 |
Reykjavík (redirect from Capital of Iceland) around 248,000. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Landnámabók, was established by... 71 KB (5,802 words) - 21:26, 5 May 2024 |
New Iceland (Icelandic: Nýja Ísland listen) is the name of a region on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba where Icelandic explorers settled in 1875. The community... 14 KB (1,514 words) - 00:26, 12 January 2024 |
The British invasion of Iceland (codenamed Operation Fork) by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and Royal Marines occurred on 10 May 1940, during World War... 31 KB (3,821 words) - 21:13, 19 April 2024 |
Landnámabók (redirect from Book of Settlement) Landnámabók (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlantˌnauːmaˌpouːk], "Book of Settlements"), often shortened to Landnáma, is a medieval Icelandic written work... 6 KB (636 words) - 01:35, 1 May 2024 |
Íslendingabók (redirect from Book of Icelanders) settlement of Iceland is complete. Ulfljótr becomes the first Lawspeaker. The wisest men of Iceland notice that the calendar is slowly moving out of sync... 9 KB (1,216 words) - 22:38, 2 April 2024 |
years.: 12–13 Up to 2008, thirteen of the volcanic systems had hosted eruptions since the settlement of Iceland in AD 874. Nearly thirty volcanoes are... 44 KB (3,722 words) - 13:21, 6 May 2024 |
Háskólabókasafn (Icelandic: [ˈlan(t)sˌpouːkaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s – ˈhauːˌskouːlaˌpouːkaˌsapn̥]; English: The National and University Library of Iceland) is the national... 17 KB (2,108 words) - 21:05, 7 September 2023 |
Naddodd (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text) considerable detail the settlement of Iceland (Icelandic: landnám) by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries. According to the Landnámabók, Iceland was discovered... 5 KB (376 words) - 06:27, 16 January 2024 |
Erik the Red (category Icelandic people of Norwegian descent) Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first European settlement in Greenland. Erik most likely earned the... 21 KB (2,228 words) - 13:55, 21 April 2024 |
following the human settlement of Iceland. The only native land mammal on Iceland is the Arctic fox. Walruses were native to Iceland, but disappeared after... 889 bytes (572 words) - 08:55, 11 August 2023 |
Thorfinn Karlsefni (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text) Icelandic explorer. Around the year 1010, he followed Leif Eriksson's route to Vinland in a short-lived attempt to establish a permanent settlement there... 26 KB (2,587 words) - 06:49, 15 April 2024 |
The history of the Icelandic language began in the 9th century when the settlement of Iceland, mostly by Norwegians, brought a dialect of Old Norse to... 26 KB (3,501 words) - 15:25, 1 April 2024 |