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Iceland

12 periods and events, 874 – 1986.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
874 – 930	Settlement of Iceland冰岛的定居 Norse settlers, many from Norway, colonise the uninhabited island.	Movement	Source
930 – 1262	Icelandic Commonwealth冰岛联邦 A kingless society governed by chieftains and the Althing, one of the oldest parliaments.	Politics	Source
986 – 1450	Norse Greenland and Vinland北欧人的格陵兰与文兰 Erik the Red settles Greenland; his son Leif reaches North America around 1000.	Colonial	Source
1000	Christianity adopted接受基督教 The Althing peacefully votes to adopt Christianity.	Religion	Source
1200 – 1350	Sagas of Icelanders冰岛萨迦 Prose epics of the settlers are written down, a peak of medieval literature.	Literature	Source
1262 – 1918	Norwegian and Danish rule挪威与丹麦统治 Iceland submits to Norway's king, then passes to Denmark.	Colonial	Source
1783 – 1784	Laki eruption拉基火山喷发 Toxic gases and famine kill about a fifth of Icelanders and chill Europe.	Other	Source
1918 – 1944	Kingdom of Iceland冰岛王国 A sovereign state in personal union with Denmark.	Politics	Source
1940 – 1945	Allied occupation盟军占领 Britain, then the US, occupy Iceland to deny it to Germany.	War	Source
1944	Republic declared宣布成立共和国 Iceland ends the union with occupied Denmark and becomes a republic.	Politics	Source
1958 – 1976	Cod Wars鳕鱼战争 Fishing disputes with Britain end with Iceland's 200-mile zone.	War	Source
1986	Reykjavík Summit雷克雅未克峰会 Reagan and Gorbachev nearly agree to abolish nuclear weapons.	Politics	Source

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