SOME FACTS IN THE HISTORY 
OF ICELAND 
A.D. 
871 The Norwegian chiefs Ing6lfur and Hjdrleifur land in Iceland 
for permanent settling. 
Hijérleifur is killed by his Irish slaves. Ingélfur avenges him. 
High seat pillars of Ingélfur found drifted ashore at Reykija- 
vik, where he finally settles. 
Skallagrimur comes to Iceland, settles at Borg. 
His son, Egill Skallagrimsson, the great poet and viking, b. 
Egill Skallagrimsson and his brother Thérélfur visit king Ae- 
thelstan of England. 
Althingi (the Icel. Parliament) established at Thingvellir and the 
Icelandic Commonwealth organized. 
Eirikur the Red (one of the settlers of Iceland) colonizes 
Greenland. 
The noble hero Gunnar of Hliidarendi slain. 
Grettir the outlaw b. 
Gizur the White and Hjalti Skeggjason go to Norway. 
They return to Iceland and at Althingi succeed in introducing the 
Christian Faith. All Icelanders baptized. 
Leifur, son of Eirikur the Red, discovers “Wineland the 
Good*, alias North-America. 
The Fifth Court or Supreme Court established. 
Duels abolished. Bishop Isleifur, son of Gizur the White, b. 
Thorfinnur Karlsefni attempts to colonize America. 
Thorfinnur Karlsefni returns from America. 
Burning at Bergthérshvoll; the wise chief Njall, his wife 
Bergthdra, and their three sons perish in the fire. 
Battle at Althingi, many of the Burners killed in revenge for 
Niill and his familv.