The Book of Settlements
Author | : |
Publisher | : Univ. of Manitoba Press |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2007-01-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780887553707 |
ISBN-13 | : 0887553702 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
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Download or read book The Book of Settlements written by and published by Univ. of Manitoba Press. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iceland was the last country in Europe to become inhabited, and we know more about the beginnings and early history of Icelandic society than we do of any other in the Old World. This world was vividly recounted in The Book of Settlements, first compiled by the first Icelandic historians in the thirteenth century. It describes in detail individuals and daily life during the Icelandic Age of Settlement.