History of Iceland — Saga Íslands / 1st Icelandic Edition, 3 Volumes

Description: About the item Original title: Saga Íslands Title in English: History of Iceland Description: The edition is the perfect introduction to Icelandic history by the board of Icelandic scientists and experts from Sögufélagið (The Historical Society) who was founded in 1902 and publishes a historical literature on the history of Iceland and other historical material. Iceland is unique among European societies in having been founded as late as the Viking Age and in having copious written and archaeologicalsources about its origin. In this 3-volumes edition several dozen of the best Icelandic historians describe the development of the uniqueIcelandic nation from the settlement more than eleven hundred years ago up to the present date (1978). How did Iceland become the modernrepublic it is today? How did the country's geography and geology, climate and position in the world affect its development, and what were someof the most positive and negative chapters in Iceland's blossoming history? In accurate and highly informative articles, supported bydocuments, photos, illustration and maps, provide full information making it easy to learn about the prehistoric, old or modern Iceland, thesettlement or christianisation of Iceland, the Viking Age or Kalmar Union, a famous Iceland's historical figures or a archaeological finds, aformation of Icelandic churches or a development of the education system of Iceland.All volumes includes bibliographical references, full indexes of names and places, illustrations and maps.1. volume: Jarðsaga Íslands -- Sambúð lands og lýðs í ellefu aldir -- Fornþjóð og minjar -- Landnám og upphaf allsherjarríkis -- Ísland og umheimurinn -- Upphaf kristni og kirkju2. volume: Frá þjóðveldi til konungsríkis -- Kirkjuvald eflist -- Bókmenntasaga -- Myndlistarsaga -- Tónmenntasaga -- Almennir þjóðhættir3. volume: Stjórnskipunarhugmyndir og stjórnarhættir til loka hámiðalda -- Lögfesting konungsvalds -- Frá goðakirkju til biskupskirkju -- BókmenntasagaLanguage: Icelandic Dimensions: 160 × 235 mm / 6.3 × 9.3 in Weight: 2600 g / 92 ozEdition: Printed in Reykjavik in 1974 (I vol.), 1975 (II vol.) and 1978 (III vol.) Condition: Very good condition (see photos), except for one defect - damage to the back cover on volume III. Hardcover; leather-imitation spine and corners of the book. On the spine of a book is gold titling. Edges of pages are painted (white with gray speckles). Saving through combined postage I'm happy to post everything to you in the same package if you're buying multiple items from me. You get a discount on postage costs and save money by combining items. You'll need to ask me before you pay and I send you a combined invoice detailing all the items, and the new cost of postage. Dear friends! Please write me any questions, requests and wishes through the form "Contact seller" before you make order! About me My name is Árni and I live in Iceland. I'm not a professional trader or seller - I'm scientist and teacher, but it so happened that I sell here the Icelandic Golden Root, Angelica archangelica, Arctic Thyme, Icelandic books, Bibles, etc. Why? 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Location: Reykjavik

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