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reykjavik, iceland
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Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland,
3,300 it is the heart of Iceland's cultural, economic and governmental activity, and is a
popular tourist destination.
Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which,
according to Ingólfur Arnarson, was established in AD 874. Until the 19th century, there was
no urban development in the city location. The city was founded in 1786 as an official trading
town and grew steadily over the next decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national
centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest,
and safest cities in the world
The first permanent settlement in Iceland by Norsemen is believed to have been established at Reykjavík
by Ingólfur Arnarson from Norway around AD 870; this is described in Landnámabók, or the Book of Settlement.
Ingólfur Arnarson is said to have decided the location of his settlement using a traditional Norse method;
he cast his high seat pillars into the ocean when he saw the coastline, then settled where the pillars came to shore.
The story about the pillars of course to many people is a bit hard to swallow. He obviously settled near
the hot springs to keep warm in the winter and wouldn't have allowed it to be determined by happenstance.
Furthermore the probability of the pillars drifting to that location from where they were said to have been
thrown from the boat seems improbable. Nevertheless that is what the Landnamabok says and says furthermore
that Ingolf's pillars are still to be found in a house there in town.
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jetsetjohnny.ca features
John Simone`s
exotic-destination
travel
photography
Follow @johnsimonephoto_travel: Instagram
Simone spent 5 years traveling
to over 80 countries as Senior Photographer
and Photography Teacher on Princess Cruises
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