Events in the year 1815 in Iceland. Monarch: Frederick VI Governor of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold 10 July: The Icelandic Bible Society...

The Church of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðkirkjan, lit. 'The National Church'), officially the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (hin evangelíska lúterska...

The Icelandic Bible Society (Icelandic: Hið íslenska Biblíufélag) is an association that was founded on July 10, 1815, to work on the publication and...

"Lofsöngur" (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlɔvˌsœyŋkʏr̥], lit. "Hymn"), also known as "Ó Guð vors lands" (pronounced [ouː ˈkvʏð ˈvɔr̥s ˈlants]; English:...

father in 1731. In 1815, the Ulricha, a Jewish trade ship rented by Ruben Moses Henriques of Copenhagen, arrived in Iceland. In 1853, Iceland's parliament...

involving Iceland. Although modern Iceland does not maintain a standing army, navy nor air force; it maintains a militarised coast guard which is in charge...

The Icelandic financial crisis was a major economic and political event in Iceland between 2008 and 2010. It involved the default of all three of the country's...

province of Härjedalen Former unofficial flag of Iceland (ca. 1900) Proposal for flag of Iceland, designed in 1914 by Magnús Þórðarson Proposal for flag of...

Strokkur (Icelandic [ˈstrɔhkʏr̥], "churn") is a fountain-type geyser located in a geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part...

cuisine of Iceland has a long history. Important parts of Icelandic cuisine are lamb, dairy, and fish, the latter due to the fact that Iceland has traditionally...