Iceland History Timeline & Facts

Information & facts about Iceland History with a Timeline


Iceland History Timeline & Facts

The Iceland History Timeline & Facts is full of interesting facts and history about the bygone times of  the Iceland Nation. A clear and concise list of dates, history and events in chronological order. The Iceland History Timeline & Facts outlines and records all of the critical and major incidents in the history of the nation. Dates, Kings and Wars are all mentioned in the Iceland History Timeline & Facts. The Iceland History Timeline & Facts provides a brief and interesting historical record of facts about different events in history.


Iceland History Timeline & Facts

The Viking Timeline - 793 to 1050 covers early History

Concise History and Facts about Iceland
AD 800 Celts (Irish and Scottish) are believed to have discovered and settled in Iceland
874 The Scandinavian Vikings established settlements in Iceland
930 The World's oldest parliament parliament, the Althing, held its first meeting
982 The Viking, Eric the Red, discovers Greenland after being banned from Iceland by the Althing due to manslaughter
1000 By a unique act of law, Icelanders voted to become Christians at the Althing
1000 Leif Eríksson (aka Leif The lucky) discovers North America
1120-1230 Scandinavian sagas were documented in Iceland by a nobleman called Snorri Sturluson
1262 Icelanders entered into confederacy with Norway
1350: the Black plague, "Svartedauen" sweeps Scandinavia and Iceland killing one third of the inhabitants
1387 The Kalmar Act of Union when Norway and Iceland become united with Denmark
1584 The Bible is translated into Icelandic
1783-86 Volcanic eruptions in occur ruining the land which led to the starvation of animals and approx 25% of the Icelandic people
1800 The Althing meetings are banned by the Danish king
1843 The Althing Parliament is re-established as a consultative body
1874 A new constitution is given to Iceland by the Danish King Christian IX
1904 Icelandic Home rule is declared under Denmark
1914-18 World War I
1918 Denmark recognizes Iceland as a sovereign state
1939 - Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany
1940 April 9th - Germany invades Denmark
1940 Iceland is occupied by British troops to prevent German invasion
1941 American forces take over defence of Iceland from British
1941 May 17th - Icelanders requested total independence
1944 June 17th The Republic of Iceland was formally established
1939 - 1945 WW11
August 1945 The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1945 - Germany surrenders and occupation ends
1975 Fishery limits are extended to 200 miles starting the "Cod war" with Great Britain
1976 Great Britain and Iceland sign an agreement to end the 'Cod War'

The Viking Timeline - 793 to 1050 covers early History

Iceland History Time line

Iceland History Timeline & Facts
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