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History of Iceland

5 recorded states lay in what is now Iceland, from the Icelandic Commonwealth (930 CE) to the Republic of Iceland. 1 of them has a full profile.

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Profiles

Timeline

10th century

  1. Icelandic Commonwealth930 CE – 1262 CE · republic

14th century

  1. Kalmar Union1397 CE – 1523 CE · kingdom

16th century

  1. Denmark-Norway1523 CE – 1814 CE · profile

20th century

  1. Kingdom of Iceland1918 CE – 1944 CE · kingdom
  2. Republic of Iceland1944 CE – present · republic

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Scandinavia and the Baltic → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Iceland. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/iceland
MLA
“History of Iceland.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/iceland. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Iceland.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/iceland.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Iceland’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/iceland (Accessed: ).