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In the year 874.

The first settler was Ingólfur Arnarsson

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A country which was discovered and settled by the vikings?

Iceland


Country which was discovered settled by the vikings?

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The Vikings settled Iceland, and Iceland is very isolated, meaning that there was little external influence on the languge from the original Viking Settlers.


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The main nationality is Icelandic, but ethnically many Icelanders are related to Swedes and Norwegians, as Iceland was settled by Vikings centuries ago.


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