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    The National Museum of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðminjasafn Íslands [ˈθjouðˌmɪnjaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) was established on 24 February 1863, with Jón Árnason...
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  • The Icelandic Phallological Museum (Icelandic: Hið íslenzka reðasafn [ˈhɪːð ˈistlɛnska ˈrɛːðaˌsapn̥]), located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's...
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    The National Gallery of Iceland (Icelandic: Listasafn Íslands [ˈlɪstaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) is an art museum in Reykjavík which contains a collection of Icelandic...
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  • (Icelandic: [ˈlan(t)sˌpouːkaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s – ˈhauːˌskouːlaˌpouːkaˌsapn̥]; English: The National and University Library of Iceland) is the national library...
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    entitled "The Law of the National Flag of Icelanders and the State Arms" and describes the Icelandic flag as follows: The civil national flag of Icelanders is...
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    Nanna. Countdown to Christmas: Festive Icelandic recipes and lore. 2022. Forlaid. ISBN 978997910549 Celebrations in IcelandNational Museum of Iceland...
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    Folktales and Legends. The History Press. p. 103. "The Yule Lads". National Museum of Iceland. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June...
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    the capital of, and largest city in, Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N,...
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    official language; Icelandic is the national language of the Icelandic people and the official language in Iceland. "Iceland And The Rest Of The World" (PDF)...
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    The National Archives of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands [ˈθjouðˌscaːlaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) is the national archive of Iceland, located in Reykjavík...
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    Reykjavík, Iceland, which houses an exhibition, Points of View, drawn from various national museums and other cultural institutions. It has been part of the...
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    Semmelweis Museum of Medical History National Gallery of Iceland National Museum of Iceland Manx National Heritage (Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin) National-level...
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    Icelandic national costume, collectively known in Icelandic as Þjóðbúningurinn has enjoyed various levels of popularity since the term was coined in Iceland...
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    Yule cat (category CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is))
    (Christmas in Iceland 2000)". Archived from the original on 8 January 2005. "Jólakötturinn". Thjodminjasafn.is (in Icelandic). National Museum of Iceland. Archived...
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    Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, the regions of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland, and the cultural region of Sápmi). The museum was originally...
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  • a list of museums in Iceland. Akranes Folk Museum Akureyri Art Museum Árbæjarsafn Aurora Reykjavík Aviation Museum of Iceland Borgarnes Museum Safnahús...
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  • Religion in Iceland has been predominantly Christianity since its adoption as the state religion by the Althing under the influence of Olaf Tryggvason...
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    Since 1951, it belongs to the National Museum of Iceland. Media related to Hof í Öræfum at Wikimedia Commons Iceland Road Guide (12th ed.). Reykjavik:...
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    visited Iceland in 1722, where he wrote about a langspil and fiddle and noted that both were played with bows. Displayed in the National Museum of Iceland is...
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    Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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  • The Icelandic men's national handball team represents Iceland in international men's handball. It is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association....
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    Jón Árnason (author) (category Articles with Icelandic-language sources (is))
    1819 – 4 September 1888) was an Icelandic author, librarian, and museum director who made the first collection of Icelandic folktales. Jón Árnason was educated...
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    Akureyri (redirect from Akureyri, Iceland)
    Akureyri (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaːkʏrˌeiːrɪ], locally [ˈaːkʰʏrˌeiːrɪ] ) is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous municipality...
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    Folk Museum is an outdoor settlement museum that was established in 1948 when the National Museum of Iceland acquired the rights to use the old town of Glaumbær...
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    The Icelandic Aviation Museum (Icelandic: Flugsafn Íslands [ˈflʏɣˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) covers the history of aviation in Iceland. It is housed at Akureyri...
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    Eyrarland Statue (category Archaeology of Iceland)
    National Museum of Iceland. The statue may depict the Norse god Thor and/or may be a gaming-piece. The statue was unearthed in 1815 or 1816 on one of...
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    Kristján Eldjárn (category Presidents of Iceland)
    Akureyri Grammar School and the College of Navigation in Reykjavík, becoming a curator at the National Museum of Iceland in 1945 and its Director in 1947, a...
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  • Galdrasýning á Ströndum ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft". galdrasyning.is. "Magical Staves". Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft. 2006...
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    Reykjavík Museum of Photography while others are displayed in the National Museum of Iceland. These displays are primarily composed of photographs of funerals...
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    Surtr (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text)
    modern Icelandic), also sometimes written Surt in English, is a jötunn; he is the greatest of the fire giants, who serves as the guardian of Muspelheim...
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