A Brief History of Iceland by Gunnar Karlsson

// history // published in 2014, updated in 2019 // 80 pages // Mal og Menning editions // French translation by Catherine Mercy //

Did you know that Iceland was uninhabited until the arrival of the Vikings around 800 AD?

That on European maps it was called Thule, meaning "where the night is clear in summer"?

That voters have been able to vote for a "pirate party" since 2013?

Illustrated with numerous documents (maps, archives, engravings, etc.), the book summarizes with precision and clarity the political and social history of Iceland since its discovery by the Vikings around the year 800.