Ingolf Arnarson, or Ingólfur Arnarson in modern Icelandic, was the first confirmed Norseman to permanently settle Iceland in 874 AD.
By 930 AD most arable land was considered claimed, and Iceland was first founded as a state then, with the founding of the national parliament. But the parliament was founded by a number of people, so I don't think you can claim there is a single founder of Iceland..
The first (and last, by coincidence) was Margaret I of Denmark. (1353 - 1412) Founder of zhe Kalmar union. And no, she was not 'in' Iceland, but she did rule it.
Ingolf Arnarson, or Ingólfur Arnarson in modern Icelandic, was the first confirmed Norseman to permanently settle Iceland in 874 AD.By 930 AD most arable land was considered claimed, and Iceland was first founded as a state then, with the founding of the national parliament. But the parliament was founded by a number of people, so I don't think you can claim there is a single founder of Iceland..
Iceland is a northern independent country. Iceland is an island.
Supposedly you are talking about Erik the Red, founder of Greenland according to sources. First European to go to Greenland and a settler before the Inuits came there (there was a different now extinct culture of native americans before Erik). He was the father of Leifur Heppni (Leif the lucky) who discovered the American mainland. This is of course just a wax statue and no one knows how they really looked like.
The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik.Reykjavík has officially been the capital of Iceland since 1845.
Iceland is IS.
Iceland has no official motto.
Two continents have Iceland.
Iceland. On mainland Europe, the westernmost country is Portugal.
Iceland
no Iceland is not poor.
Iceland is a democracy