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Events relating to iceland
Vikings arrive in Iceland and form a settlement on the site of modern Rejkjavik
An althing of chieftains establishes the commonwealth of Iceland, which will survive for more than three centuries
The material of the Eddas, taking shape in Iceland, derives from earlier sources in Norway, Britain and Burgundy
Eric Thorvaldsson, or Eric the Red, sails to Greenland when he is exiled from Iceland
Iceland's parliament, the althing, passes a resolution that everyone on the island is to be baptized
The Norwegian king, Haakon IV, annexes Iceland as his personal fief, bringing to an end the commonwealth established in AD 930
With Iceland as an Allied base, convoys can now be escorted by warships for the entire Atlantic crossing
In the face of a major financial crisis the Icelandic government takes control of the country's three largest banks
The prime minister of Iceland, Geir Haarde, resigns after the collapse of his country's banking system
In the Icelandic crisis Johanna Siguroardottir becomes prime minister and forms a new government
Volcanic ash from Eyjafjallajökull, a volcano beneath a glacier in Iceland,disrupts northern Europe air traffic for several days