The founding of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth in 930 A.D. is one of the most significant events in the history of early Western Europe. This pioneering work of

Translation by Haraldur Bessason of Jon Johannesson's comprehensive history of Medieval Iceland. Includes chapters on discovery and settlement, government, voya

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