Iceland Country Profile Bbc News The president of iceland has sent a heart warming letter to king harald and queen sonja. the letter was sent 11 march but published by the royal court today. the full letter states: “your. King harald v of norway has sent a heartfelt message to the president of iceland. he wrote, “ your excellency, i thank you for our good talks and meetings, most recently last autumn when you visited oslo. over the past few months, i have followed the dramatic situation with the earthquake and volcanic eruption at reykjanes with great concern.
Iceland S President Is Quarantining After Staff Member Diagnosed With From this point, sturluson’s account of the iceland bluetooth encounter transitioned from folklore into bizarre myth. in an unlikely tale, he wrote that a shape shifting warlock was sent by harald bluetooth to scout the shores of iceland for a good spot to land an army. the warlock took the shape of a whale and swam around the island. Harald fairhair[a] (old norse: haraldr hárfagri) (c. 850 – c. 932) was a norwegian king. according to traditions current in norway and iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930 and was the first king of norway. [1][2] supposedly, two of his sons, eric bloodaxe and haakon the good, succeeded harald to become. Harald i fairhair, an illustration from flateyjarbók, the fourteenth century icelandic manuscript. harald i fairhair (harald hårfagre, c. 850 c.932) the legendary and handsome heir to the vestfold (oslo) branch of the long lasting yngling dynasty, was ten years old when he became king following his father halfdan the black’s accidental death. In the evening, a gala dinner is being held at the royal palace in honour of the state visit from iceland. king harald and president jóhannesson will both give speeches during the dinner, which will be prepared in the palace kitchen using norwegian raw ingredients. the menu will be made public at 20:00 cet, when the company takes their seats.
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