The Story of Iceland
The Story of Iceland
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Many of the Icelanders were king's men, as Snorri and Gizur were, and were thus under Hakon's power, and could not escape the consequence of their promise to obey him in all things. But Hakon certainly did not behave well, and abused his authority over his men, besides tempting them by gifts and . favours to be unfaithful to their country.
It will never be known whether it was best for Iceland that the Free State should fall; the story of the island afterwards was very dull for a time, XI.] ICE...LAND 153 and then very sad and terrible, owing to eruptions of volcanoes, followed by plagues, and diseases, and famines. The time that the Free State lasted was the most brilliant in the story of Iceland, most fruitful in heroic deeds, and in art and literature.
CHAPTER XII.
FROM NORSE TO DANISH RULE.
After Iceland passed under Norse rule, the loss of freedom was bad for the island ; it seemed to kill its life. The only notable thing was the change of rule in 1380, when Norway having been joined to Denmark, Iceland came under Danish kings; but this did not alter things in Iceland.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Many of the Icelanders were king's men, as Snorri and Gizur were, and were thus under Hakon's power, and could not escape the consequence of their promise to obey him in all things. But Hakon certainly did not behave well, and abused his authority over his men, besides tempting them by gifts and . favours to be unfaithful to their country.
It will never be known whether it was best for Iceland that the Free State should fall; the story of the island afterwards was very dull for a time, XI.] ICE...LAND 153 and then very sad and terrible, owing to eruptions of volcanoes, followed by plagues, and diseases, and famines. The time that the Free State lasted was the most brilliant in the story of Iceland, most fruitful in heroic deeds, and in art and literature.
CHAPTER XII.
FROM NORSE TO DANISH RULE.
After Iceland passed under Norse rule, the loss of freedom was bad for the island ; it seemed to kill its life. The only notable thing was the change of rule in 1380, when Norway having been joined to Denmark, Iceland came under Danish kings; but this did not alter things in Iceland.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Letitia Maccoll Elton to read onlineMoreLess
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