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Iceland — everything in one place

Explore the books, quotes, people, places, food and news of Iceland. One country, every corner of ZakGT — gathered here so you never have to hunt.

Capital: ReykjavíkPopulation: ~390,000 (one of the smallest national populations in Europe)Founded: circa 874 CE (first permanent Norse settlement); modern republic 17 June 1944Region: EuropeLanguages: isCurrency: Icelandic króna (ISK)

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Everything about Iceland

Books & Literature

Classics, poetry, folklore & free-to-read texts of Iceland

Quotes & Proverbs

Native wisdom, proverbs & famous words from Iceland

Authors, leaders & cultural figures of Iceland

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Travel & Places

Provinces, must-see spots & travel tips for Iceland

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The latest announcements from across the ZakGT platform

Dishes, recipes & places to eat across the ZakGT food atlas

Notable people from Iceland

Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson

Historian, Poet and Chieftain

He authored the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, the two most important surviving sources on Norse mythology and the sagas of Norwegian kings.

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Leifur Eiríksson

He led the Norse voyage that reached North America (Vinland) around 1000 AD, centuries before Columbus, an account later corroborated by archaeology at L'Anse aux Meadows.

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Ingólfur Arnarson

Ingólfur Arnarson

First Permanent Settler of Iceland

He is credited in Iceland's medieval sources as the country's first permanent Norse settler, founding what became Reykjavík around 874 AD.

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Halldór Laxness

Halldór Kiljan Laxness

He won the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature and is regarded as the most important Icelandic novelist of the 20th century.

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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Former President of Iceland

In 1980 she became the world's first woman democratically elected as a national head of state, serving as President of Iceland for sixteen years.

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Traditional Iceland Wisdom

Íslenskir málshættir

Folk & Oral Tradition

The shared, author-less body of Icelandic proverbs and Hávamál wisdom verses carried by the people across generations.

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