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Lögberg-Heimskringla - 06.05.1994, Qupperneq 4

Lögberg-Heimskringla - 06.05.1994, Qupperneq 4
4 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 6. maí 1994 Iceland may have been settled by some Christian monks from Ireland already in 700 A.D. The first Icelandic settler is said to be the Norwegian, Ingólfur Amarson, who came to the country in 874. He resided where the capital is now, and gave it the name Reykjavík. Half a century later, or in 930, the Icelandic parliament, “Alþingi” was founded, which is considered the oldest parliament in the world. The Norwegian people who set- tled in Iceland were heathen. In the year 1000, through peaceful means by an act of law, Christianity was adopted. Such an event has not happened in any other country in the world. Late in the 14th century the Danish King came to power in Iceland. The Icelanders coúld never submit to the Danish authority and struggled fírmly to regain their inde- 111 pendence. That struggle was long and final- ly bore fruit on June 17, 1944. Along the way toward that goal are dates of importance: 1874 In the year of millennium celebration- of the settle- ment, the King of Denmark ffg visited Iceland for the first time, and a new constitu- tion came in effect. 1904 Iceland gets Home Rule, and first Icelandic minister sitting in Iceland. 1918 The Act of Union gives full 11 recognition to Iceland as an independent nation, though with the Danish King as a head of state. 1944 Iceland breaks all ties to Denmark. At a meeting of Alþingi, June 16, it is de- cided that a new constitu- tion will take effect when the Speaker declares so from Lögberg at Þingvellir the following day, June 17, ; and by that the “Lýðveldið ísland” (The Republic of Iceland) is founded. The pictures give some idea of ||| what took place June 17 and 18, Independence Day Alþingi — June 16, 1944. PHOTO / UÓSM ÓÞEKKTUR / UNKNOWN / EINKASAFN / PRIVATE COLLECTION The crowds numbered in tens of thousands and did not let the cold and rain dampen their spirits at this historic moment. PHOTO / UÓSM ÓÞEKKTUR / UNKNOWN / EINKASAFN / PRIVATE COLLECTION ^ 4 r* lilpliásiiill* ; -■: Then Regent, Sveinn Björnsson, laid a wreath at the statue of Jón Sigurösson in the early hours of June 17, before leaving for Þingvellir. PHOTO / UÓSM SKAFTI GUÐJÓNSSON / UOSM SAFN RUK BORGAR THE REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY

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