Incredible Iceland: Fire and Ice

Incredible Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice

Besides having the world's first democratic parliament (the Althing was founded in 930), a wealth of natural beauty, a proud Viking heritage, and the music of Bjork, what does Iceland, the so-called Land of Fire and Ice, have to offer? Quite a lot, as you'll see in these vintage photographs from old Iceland.

Photo: Three Lions/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1950

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