Reykjavik Iceland & Its Surroundings [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Don.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marital property--Iceland--History.

Marriage--Iceland--History.

Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Marriage (Canon law).

Marriage customs and rites, Medieval--Iceland.

Local Subjects:

Marital property--Iceland--History.

Marriage--Iceland--History.

Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Marriage (Canon law).

Marriage customs and rites, Medieval--Iceland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 p.)

Place of Publication:

West Palm Beach : Hunter Publishing, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fire and ice. There could not be a better description of Iceland. Smoke and fire shooting high into the air during a volcanic eruption. Massive frozen glaciers that can be found throughout the interior of the country. Reykjavik has been labeled the European City of Culture, and indeed it has become known as one of Europe's hottest nightspots. Tourism, from North America and from Europe, is increasing at an amazing rate. People are anxious to see what all of the excitement is about. The cultural season is considered to run from January through May. The city is on Faxafloi Bay in the southwester

Contents:

Foreword; Healthy, Wealthy & Wise; Land of Fire & Ice; History; A Fresh Start in a New Land; Erik the Red & His Son, Leif; Creating a Government; First Prosperity, & Then...; Finally, Things Began to Improve; The Government; The Economy; The Krona & the Aurar; The Land, Flora & Fauna; Wild Animals; Dolphins & Porpoises; Domestic Animals; Birds; The Weather; The People & Their Culture; Housing; Education; Language; Telling Time; Crime; Myths & Legends; Gay Iceland; Holidays; Local Cuisine

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-30496-8

9786612304965

1-58843-798-1

OCLC:

671774431