Iceland

  Settlement of Iceland 874 AD The settlement's history isn’t documented because it was long ago. Every knowledge is based on archeological findings. However, we have a few theories.  https://images.app.goo.gl/ny3PEcrqZfd2RysPA Naddoddr and Garðar Landnámabók claims that the first person who sailed to Iceland was a viking Naddoddr. He didn’t stay there for a long time. However, he called this place the Land of Snow, Snæland . Soon after him, Garðar Svavarsson came there for one winter and changed its name to Garðarshólmur, Garðar’s Island. One of his men, Náttfari, stayed behind.  Hrafna-Flóki https://images.app.goo.gl/6F7ZNsMuZjkPd6fe8 Next, Hrafna-Flóki was guided there by three ravens. He wasn’t in Iceland for a long time because a harsh winter killed his cattle. That inspired him to call the land Iceland. Even though he didn’t have an easy time, he left the island for another year. After that, he came back to Norway but after some time he retired and settled in a re...

https://worldviewjourneys.com/worldview-journey/ It is hard to say what Iceland's main worldview is. Everything started with Christianity and traditional Nordic beliefs, however nowadays we can observe increasing religious diversity. More and more people become atheists. In 2015, a survey in Iceland found that 46% of respondents considered themselves believers, 30% did not, and 24% were unsure. Additionally, almost 69% considered themselves Christians, 23% as atheists, and about 9% supported other religions or beliefs according to „Facing the New Situation of Religious Education in Iceland” by Gunnar J. Gunnarsson. Especially among the younger generation religion is less impactful than it used to be for older generations. Iclenadinc’s educational system has adapted to growing multiculturalism so children are taught the positive seeing in this increasing case. Even in the older generations, small changes are visible. Traditional Christian holidays and celebrations are still celebra...

Let’s talk about the family in Iceland . Generally family has a few functions in our life: reproductive, economic, socialization, language acquisition, and identity function. All the functions create our personality and it is different in every culture.  https://adventures.com/blog/what-to-do-in-iceland-with-family/ Reproductive function: Icelanders get married mostly late or do not get married at all even though family relations and values are important. Data from 2020 says that the Icelandic mother’s mean age at first birth was 28.7 years and in 2024, the total fertility rate was 1.94 children born per woman ( CIA ). Because of the size of the country, they are close with one another and extended families such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles often help with childcare, they do not live in the same house. What is interesting is that Icelandic families are usually larger than those of other Northern Europeans. Economic function: In the country, gender equity is highly promoted. A...