Icelandic Commonwealth
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The Icelandic Commonwealth was a medieval, stateless republic in Iceland (c. 930–1262) governed by a unique system of chieftaincies and the Althing, one of the world’s oldest parliaments.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Icelandic Commonwealth without a king | 1 |
| Icelandic Free State | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical state
ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ republic ⓘ stateless society ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Icelandic Commonwealth period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Icelandic Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | none ⓘ |
| country | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | silver bullion ⓘ |
| endCause | Old Covenant with Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1262 ⓘ |
| executiveOffice | lawspeaker ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Icelandic settlers and chieftains ⓘ |
| governmentType |
chieftaincy-based system
ⓘ
stateless republic ⓘ |
| headOfState | none ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| judicialSystem |
Fifth Court at the Althing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
quarter courts ⓘ |
| lawspeakerTermLength | 3 years ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Grágás law code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Icelandic law ⓘ |
| legislature | Althing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | none ⓘ |
| notableSource |
Landnámabók
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Íslendingabók NERFINISHED ⓘ Íslendingasögur (Icelandic family sagas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentFounded | c. 930 ⓘ |
| parliamentLocation | Þingvellir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentName | Althing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Scandinavia ⓘ |
| politicalCharacteristics |
absence of centralized executive power
ⓘ
competition among chieftains ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | network of goðorð (chieftaincies) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Age of Settlement in Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Norse paganism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Age of the Sturlungs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianization of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ submission to the Norwegian crown ⓘ |
| sovereigntyTransferredTo | Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 930 ⓘ |
| successor | Norwegian rule in Iceland ⓘ |
| territory | Island of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Icelandic Free State
this entity surface form:
Icelandic Commonwealth without a king