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Alongside that, the language spoken in Iceland has remained relatively unchanged from this early period today, Icelandic resembles Old Norse so closely that contemporary students can still read the original Icelandic sagas in their native tongue. What did endure-at least for a short period of time-was the devotion to Norse Mythology, the deities of the North Germanic people from whom Icelanders sprang. Once the Vikings arrived here, they tended to stay, making a quick end to the practice of raiding, raping and pillaging that had once made this warrior class so feared. Instead, they were farmers and fisherman, the descendants of Danish and Norwegian Vikings who first voyaged to the island around 870 AD. What’s often left unsaid, however, is that Icelanders were not actual Vikings themselves, at least not in regards to their behaviour.
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More to the point, the modern Icelandic male, apparently, has disavowed the grooming habits of twenty-first civilisation, instead choosing to sport a shaggy coat of facial hair worthy of Sweyn Forkbeard. Only a short distance away, two institutions, the Settlement Exhibition and the Saga Museum are dedicated to explaining the ins and outs of Viking culture. In downtown Reykjavík, there is a photo studio, Mink Viking Portraits, where guests can dress and take snapshots as these primitive berserkers. All of this alludes to a proud, violent and authentically Scandinavian period of history, a history the Icelanders seem quite content with glorifying.Ĭonsider how this devotion goes even further.
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Adventure Vikings, Viking Heli-Skiing, Viking Horses-and even one of Iceland’s most famed beers is named after these free boating rovers.
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Many tour providers choose to operate under the banner “Viking”-i.e.