IcelandMarshall Cavendish, 2007 - 144 Seiten This book describes this island of fire and ice which is located in the North Atlantic and which is today populated sparsely by descendants of Viking settlers. All books of the critically-acclaimed Cultures of the World(R) series ensure an immersive experience by offering vibrant photographs with descriptive nonfiction narratives, and interactive activities such as creating an authentic traditional dish from an easy-to-follow recipe. Copious maps and detailed timelines present the past and present of the country, while exploration of the art and architecture help your readers to understand why diversity is the spice of Life. |
Inhalt
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
Regions Volcanic activity Climate Length of days | 15 |
The age of settlement Establishment of the Althing The saga | 29 |
ECONOMY | 37 |
ENVIRONMENT | 47 |
ICELANDERS | 57 |
A homogenous society Class A small but active population | 63 |
RELIGION | 81 |
LANGUAGE | 91 |
LEISURE | 109 |
FESTIVALS | 115 |
FOOD | 123 |
MAP OF ICELAND | 133 |
GLOSSARY | 140 |
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activity Akureyri Althing Arctic Baldur beer birds Björk brennivín century chess chieftains Christmas church Church of Iceland coast cod wars cultural Danish Denmark dress Easter economic English eruption Europe farm Fast foods festival feud Flosi Freyja Friday night geothermal energy geysers glacier Glámur gods Grettir Grímsey Gullfoss Gunnarr hákarl Halldór Laxness Hallgerd Heimaey Icelandic fish Icelandic horses Icelandic women important Independence Day Ingólfur Ingólfur Arnarson Jón Kári Keflavík king Lake Myvatn land lava lawspeaker live Lutheran meal medieval Iceland movie Njáll Norse Norway Old Icelandic pagan parliament party patronymic percent 2005 estimates percent of Icelanders poets pollution popular population president of Iceland Reykjavík Saga settlers shark meat sheep Snorri social Sugarcubes summer Surtsey teenagers Thingvellir Thor Thorrablót throughout Iceland tourists traditional foods troll United Vatnajökull Viking volcanic waters weekend western fjords Westmann Islands whaling winter young