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Iceland Culture and art is very strong part of this country and is becoming popular every day because of its museums, art galleries, music venues and active libraries all over the country. It can be the perfect tour destinations which also include many sights that one should see when visiting here.
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T H E U L T I M A T E I C E L A N D T R A V E L G U I D E O F I C E L A N D I C C U L T U R E We all know about this fact that Iceland is one of the most beautiful country in this world and has the best Icelandic literature is at 99,9%, taking 3rd place in the world. This country also has the award-winning writers such as Nobel prize winners. ORIGIN OF ICELANDERS AND THE ICELANDIC LANGUAGE According to the Book of Settlements, Iceland‘s first discoverer was a Faroese Viking called Naddoddur. He, and other Norsemen brought their Celtic wives and slaves from Ireland and Scotland and settled in Iceland in the 9th Century.
VIKINGS AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA Icelandic seafarers discovered America around the year 1000 AD, when sailing on open Viking ships. They conquered the waves of the Atlantic by primitive means of navigating, sailing mostly by the sun and stars and the flight of seabirds. LITERATURE OF ICELAND Iceland has a long literary history, going back to the time of the Settlement. Vikings told stories and poems which were passed on from generation to generation through this oral tradition. Book your tour now for the Iceland via Visitors Guide.