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... Iceland after Sverrir's death . Sturla Thór- darson wrote two royal biographies : Hákonar saga on King Haakon Haakonsson ( c . 1204-63 ) and Magnús saga on his son and successor , Magnus VI Lawmender ( Lag- abøter ; reigned 1263-80 ) ...
... Iceland after Sverrir's death . Sturla Thór- darson wrote two royal biographies : Hákonar saga on King Haakon Haakonsson ( c . 1204-63 ) and Magnús saga on his son and successor , Magnus VI Lawmender ( Lag- abøter ; reigned 1263-80 ) ...
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... ICELAND The Treaty of Kiel ( 1814 ) . By the Treaty of Kiel in 1814 , when Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden , it was explicitly decided that Iceland , Greenland , and the Faer- oe Islands , which belonged to the united Danish - Nor ...
... ICELAND The Treaty of Kiel ( 1814 ) . By the Treaty of Kiel in 1814 , when Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden , it was explicitly decided that Iceland , Greenland , and the Faer- oe Islands , which belonged to the united Danish - Nor ...
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... Iceland and Denmark were broken off , and the Icelandic government took over all governmental functions . In May 1940 , Iceland was occupied by British troops , who were later replaced by Americans . During the whole of World War II , ...
... Iceland and Denmark were broken off , and the Icelandic government took over all governmental functions . In May 1940 , Iceland was occupied by British troops , who were later replaced by Americans . During the whole of World War II , ...
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