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Westman Islands  
   

Westman Islands

Named after the Irish slaves that were caught by the Vikings here after they escaped. Not a very happy ending to the story.
More Iceland

May 30th 2009
More of Iceland, continued... Hey everyone, here are more photos of Iceland. There are many stories to go with these photos, of course! But these are just a little extra taster of our experience. T and D ... read more
Europe » Iceland

Icelandic Flag Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more
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