Did you know Vikings founded the world's oldest parliament in Iceland on this day over 1000 years ago?

Established in 930 AD, Iceland’s Althing is considered the world’s oldest surviving parliament. Here’s how Viking chieftains ...
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Þingvellir National Park

Þingvellir (Thingvellir) is the National Park where the Althing, an open-air assembly representing the whole of Iceland, was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year, ...
The New York Times

WANTS ICELAND CLERGY REDUCED TWO-THIRDS; Member of Althing Would Use Money Saved on Schools and Other Cultural Projects.

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Viking Monuments and Sites / Þingvellir National Park

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