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Timeline of Iceland

This scheme is a timelime of the history of Iceland, part of the series of Series of multiple timelines of European countries and territories.

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Iceland (Ísland) is a republic with a parliament, the General Assembly, elected in free multi-party elections, a popularly elected president and a government responsible to the parliament.

8th century: A few Celtic monks settle in present-day Iceland until appr. 770/830. 874: Vikings settle in Iceland. A first settlement is founded, followed by more settlements. Icelandic Commonwealth 930: The more or less independent Icelandic Commonwealth is founded by the Viking settlers. Iceland has an parliament with legislative and judicial powers composed out of most men in Iceland. The legislative section is composed out of chieftains of the Viking tribes. 985: Eiríkr Þorvaldsson begins from Iceland the Scandinavian colonization of Greenland. c. 1001: Leifr Eiríksson settles in present-day Canada. 1220: A period of internal and violent strife starts between various family clans. 1238: Gissur Þorvaldsson and Kolbeinn Arnórsson defeat at Örlygsstaðir Sturla Sighvatsson. 1250: After mediation by king Hákon IV of Norway, Þórður Sighvatsson becomes ruler. Kingdom of Norway 1262: The internal strife ends with the agreement to bringing Iceland under the Norwegian throne. The legislative section of the parliament keeps legislative powers. 1380: Due to the personal union of → Denmark and → Norway, Iceland becomes a joint Danish/Norwegian possession. The parliament has only judicial functions. Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway 1536: Denmark and Norway become a real union. 1783: An eruption of the Laki volcano leads to a famine. 1800: The parliament is disbanded. 1809: The Danish adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen arrests the governor of Iceland and declares himself protector. He is overthrown by a British intervention. Kingdom of Denmark 1814: At the dissolution of the personal union of Denmark and Norway, Denmark acquires Iceland. 1845: The parliament of Iceland is restored as a consultative body to the king. It is elected on a limited suffrage and partially appointed. 1874: Denmark grants Iceland homerule as Iceland. The parliament gets legislative power and is elected on a limited suffrage in free multi-party elections. 1904: Iceland is granted extended home rule with a government responsible to the parliament. 1915: Parliament is elected on a limited male and female suffrage. Kingdom of Iceland → Denmark 1918: Iceland becomes independent with king Christian X of Denmark as King Kristján in a personal union. 1934: Parliament is elected on a universal suffrage. 1940: Due to the Nazi-German occupation of Denmark, Iceland is occupied by the → United Kingdom and Canada. 1941: The British-Canadian forces are replaced by forces of the → United States of America. Republic of Iceland 1944: Icelandbecomes a republic with a popularly elected president. The government is responsible to the parliament. 1945: The → United States end the occupation of Iceland. 1946: Iceland joins the United Nations. 1949: Iceland is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1950: Iceland joins the Council of Europe. 1952: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden establish the Nordic Council. 1970: Iceland joins the European Free Trade Association.