Overview
This comprehensive history of Iceland covers the period from the settlement of the island in the 9th century AD to the early modern era. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including sagas, chronicles, and legal texts, Jón Espólin offers a richly detailed account of Iceland's social, political, and cultural development. This first volume focuses on the settlement period and the Viking Age, and includes a wealth of illustrations and maps. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
- | Author: Jón Espólin
- | Publisher: Legare Street Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 18, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 144 pages
- | Language: Icelandic
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1021836362
- | ISBN-13: 9781021836366
