Age of Settlement
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The Age of Settlement is the early historical period in which Norse settlers first colonized and established communities across Iceland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Age of Settlement in Iceland | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic history period
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Landnámstími ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
early longhouses in Iceland
ⓘ
tephra layers used for dating settlements ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Flóki Vilgerðarson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingólfr Arnarson NERFINISHED ⓘ Naddodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
division of land among settlers
ⓘ
establishment of chieftaincies (goðorð) ⓘ formation of early farmsteads ⓘ maritime exploration from Norway and the British Isles ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Norse expansion in North Atlantic ⓘ |
| documentedIn | medieval Icelandic sagas ⓘ |
| economicBase |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ |
| endEvent | establishment of Icelandic Commonwealth ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
deforestation in Iceland
ⓘ
soil erosion in Iceland ⓘ |
| followedBy | Icelandic Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingStructure | chieftain-based society ⓘ |
| hasDemographicProcess |
migration from British Isles
ⓘ
migration from Norway ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | c. 930 ⓘ |
| hasHistoriographicalDebate |
exact dates of first permanent settlement
ⓘ
extent of Celtic contribution to population ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
founding of Reykjavík
ⓘ
initial establishment of regional assemblies ⓘ progressive peopling of Icelandic coastline ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryInhabitants |
Celtic slaves
ⓘ
Norse settlers ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Landnámabók
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Íslendingabók NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | c. 870 ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Icelandic
ⓘ
Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity | Norse settlement of Iceland ⓘ |
| mainReligion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| partOf | Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-settlement period of Iceland ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Icelandic sagas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landnám NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startEvent | arrival of Norse settlers in Iceland ⓘ |
| timeInHistoryOf | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Age of Settlement in Iceland