Events in the year 1891 in Iceland. Monarch: Christian IX Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann Icelandic Police begin operating in places outside...
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In Iceland, the Police (Icelandic: Ríkislögreglan, lit. 'the State Police') is the national police force of Iceland. It is responsible for law enforcement...
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Selfoss (town) (redirect from Selfoss, Iceland)
Selfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛlˌfɔsː] ) is a town in southern Iceland on the banks of the Ölfusá river. It is the seat of the municipality of Árborg...
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Christian X of Denmark (redirect from Christian of Iceland)
1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 until his death in 1947. He was also the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, holding the title as a result of the...
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of Iceland. The first bishop of Iceland was Geir Vídalín who took office in 1801. As of 2024, 15 people have held the office of Bishop of Iceland. List...
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Thorfinn Karlsefni (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text)
Thorfinn Karlsefni Thórdarson was an Icelandic explorer. Around the year 1010, he followed Leif Eriksson's route to Vinland in a short-lived attempt to establish...
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Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text)
980–1019) was an Icelandic explorer, born at Laugarbrekka in Snæfellsnes, Iceland. She appears in the Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders...
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Muggur (category 1891 births)
Pétursson Thorsteinsson (5 September 1891, Bíldudalur – 27 July 1924, Søllerød), better known as Muggur, was an Icelandic painter, graphic artist, author and...
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Snorri Thorfinnsson (category History of Christianity in Iceland)
Snorri Thorfinnsson (Old Norse and Icelandic: Snorri Þorfinnsson or Snorri Karlsefnisson; most likely born between 1004 and 1013, and died c. 1090) was...
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This is a list of speakers of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. The Speaker of the Althing (Icelandic: Forseti Alþingis, literally the President of...
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