Archeology: When did the First Settlers Come to Iceland?

icelandreview.com ^ | April 4, 2010

[rdl6989]

One of the things that makes Iceland unique in Europe is the fact that Icelanders know the year the first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson, came to Iceland from Norway. The Icelandic script, Íslendingabók (Book of Icelanders), written by Ari the wise, tells of the first men coming to Iceland on explorations.

Three expeditions came to Iceland, but the first men who came to Iceland to live there permanently were Ingólfur and Hjörleifur. The two came to Iceland in 874. Hjörleifur was killed by his slaves, which only left Ingólfur and his wife Hallgerdur Fródadóttir. They settled in Reykjavík, now the capital of Iceland. An excavation in the center of Reykjavík seems to indicate that this story might be true. It shows that the remnants of building stem from the year 871+/-2 years. That website is worth examining. It has a number of interactive features and recreates the 871 environment.

In recent years some archeologists have begun to doubt that the first year of settlement was really around 870.

[GSP.FAN]

WOW as they say in the land of the blind a one eyed man is king...;>)

[colorado tanker]

But this is reasonable:

[Kenny Bunk]

Make sure you use NO MORE than one bottle per 25 gallons of diesel.

You want to CLEAN the injectors, not blow them up.

[colorado tanker]

LOL!

[WoofDog123]

pretty sure I have read that there were irish monks living in very small numbers on the island prior to north germanic immigration.

[SunkenCiv]

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[bigheadfred]

I had this theory about the older of a member you are on FR the bigger of a asshole you become..

I replied that would explain the large population of ugly women in Ireland..

et tu...

My mama told me I could become anything I wanted.

So I became an asshole.

I was MADE for this place...

[SunkenCiv]

“If a-holes could fly, this place would be an airport.”

(that’s the sign that should be over the door of any internet forum, ‘blog, etc)

[SuzyQue]

Well it does if they had a problem with Hjörleifur in particular, and not with Ingólfur and Hallgerdur.

[beebuster2000]

outstanding post, thanks.
found the blurb about the sailcloth particularly intersting: high level skill weaving it from wool, good enough for gift to king.

can you imagine weaving huge sail, big enough to power a 60 foot boat, from wool?

[marsh2]

I was stationed there as a Navy wife in the nam era. As I recall, no one off base drank whiskey. They all drank aquavit - a licorice tasting white diesel. You would drink it in one small glass next to another larger glass and a pitcher of water to put the fire out. Quite a hangover!

[Little Bill]

To teach the Icelanders how to drink! I had a mad affair with an Icelandic woman, a smoker, she could drink an Ozzite under the table, believe that if you will.

[Sawdring]

I had this theory about the older of a member you are on FR the bigger of a asshole you become..

Thank you for advancing my theory asshole....

Come on, that was good comedy. I worked on that joke for awhile. You should check my journal from last year.

[Sawdring]

I see you have been making strides toward your three year badge. To get that badge you have to make someone angry on a religion and an economics thread. I guess they are handing points to those that do well on the new Japan threads.

[bigheadfred]

I already done the religion thing when I firsted getted here.

But eyes think they wuz too stupid to get really mad. An’ I tried really, really hard.

And that econ guy was so bizzy screaming about how much he gnu without saying anything about what he gnu, ya couldn’t get an word in edgewise.

I would prolly just bomb out on a Japan thread. I think folks is shook up enuf over that anyhows...

[GSP.FAN]

Gawd this is some sort of zombie thread that won’t die..
Not my finest hour.:>)

[Kenny Bunk]

aquavit - a licorice tasting white diesel. You would drink it in one small glass next to another larger glass and a pitcher of water to put the fire out. Quite a hangover!

We must get together and compare livers some time. In Iceland and properly chaperoned, of course. Wear a HAZMAT suit.