Sunday 24 April 2016

By Adam Bright


The first people to settle in Iceland were probably Irish monks who came in the 8th century. However in the 9th century, they were driven out by Vikings. According to tradition the first Viking to discover Iceland was a man named Naddoddur who got lost while on his way to the Faeroes. Following him a Swede named Gardar Svavarsson circumnavigated Iceland about 860. However, the first Viking attempt to settle was by a Norwegian named Floki Vilgeroason. He landed in the northwest but a severe winter killed his domestic animals and he sailed back to Norway. However, he gave the land its name. He called it Iceland.

In all of these documents, it is apparent that the Vikings were not alone in their interest in these islands, and that early settlers came from the British Isles as well, and some attribute the discovery and settlement of the Faeroes and Iceland to the Celts. While officially neutral, Iceland cooperated with the Allies throughout the conflict. On June 17, 1944, after a popular referendum, the Althing proclaimed Iceland an independent republic.

The flag was officially adopted in 1915, but it was met with disapproval from the King of Iceland who refused to accept the blue-white-red combination as the national flag. On June 19, 1915, a royal decree allowed the usage of the flag on land and by November 30, 1918, the Icelandic king approved of the flag as the national ensign.

Designed by Matthias Thordarson, the flag of Iceland's designs of the cross was borrowed from the flag of Denmark, known as the Dannebrog. The cross is a symbol of Christianity and is also found in the flags of other Scandinavian nations.

The banner of Iceland is blue with a red cross illustrated in white. The banner's cross is opposite, and keeps running through and through and left to right. The convergence of the cross is slight to one side of the focal point of the rectangular national banner.

Each of the shades of the banner of Iceland reflects a noteworthy element of the country. The blue speaks of the Atlantic Ocean that encompasses the nation, the red portrays the flames of the country's volcanoes, and white demonstrates the snow that covers Iceland.

At the point when Iceland turned into a republic in June 1944, the banner was fixed by law as the official banner of the Republic of Iceland. The Flag Company Inc worked in banner plans offered an extraordinary version of decals and banners to remember the historical backdrop of Iceland Flag for future generations.




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