A history of Iceland is from the settlement in the late ninth century until the end of the Old Commonwealth in 1262. Chapter headings are; Translator's Foreword, Ancient Iceland, The Discovery and Settlement of Iceland, Constitution and Division of Power, Seafaring and Geographical Discoveries, Religion and Church, The Struggle for Power and the Fall of the Commonwealth, Chronological Summary, Literary References. The book is written by Njördur P. Njardvík and the English translation was done by John Porter. 96 pp, soft cover; 15 x 21 cm.
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