History of Iceland
Iceland has been open by Irish earlier 800 AD, but long time remained not occupied. During the period with 874 on 930 it has been populated with Scandinavians, basically the Norwegian origin. The majority of them has arrived directly from Norway, however the considerable part of migrants has spent some time on Orknejsky and the Hebrides, at coasts of Ireland, Scotland and England. It the impurity of the Celtic element (among Icelanders many high brunettes) speaks. Ingoulfur Adnarson who in 874 has landed around present capital of Reykjavic (in transfer Ťa smoking bayť) was the first Scandinavian settler in Iceland. The data on stories of settling with a mention about 400 settlers, their ancestors to Norway and descendants in Iceland is shown in remarkable genealogical and geographical product the Book the earths, created in 12 century In him it is informed that many immigrants from Norway ran from an arbitrariness of king Haralda Horfagera (nicknamed Prekrasnovolosym) in 860872.