Thingvellir National Park, Iceland
Þingvellir (Thingvellir) is the National Park where the Althing-an open-air assembly, which represented the whole of Iceland-was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year, the assembly set laws-seen as a covenant between free men-and settled disputes. The Althing has...
| Other Authors: | Infobase,, Global Screen. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Global Screen,
[2006]
Distributed by Infobase, |
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1 online resource (1 video file (14 min., 43 sec)) : sound, color. |
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Treasures of the World: Northern and Western Europe.
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Þingvellir (Thingvellir) is the National Park where the Althing-an open-air assembly, which represented the whole of Iceland-was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year, the assembly set laws-seen as a covenant between free men-and settled disputes. The Althing has deep historical and symbolic associations for the people of Iceland.The property includes the Þingvellir National Park and the remains of the Althing itself: fragments of around 50 booths built of turf and stone. Remains from the 10th century are thought to be buried underground. The site also includes remains of agricultural use from the 18th and 19th centuries. The park shows evidence of the way the landscape was husbanded over 1,000 years. |
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Originally released by Global Screen, 2006. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 12, 2017. Thingvellir National Park, Iceland (14:43); Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Þingvellir (Thingvellir) is the National Park where the Althing-an open-air assembly, which represented the whole of Iceland-was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year, the assembly set laws-seen as a covenant between free men-and settled disputes. The Althing has deep historical and symbolic associations for the people of Iceland.The property includes the Þingvellir National Park and the remains of the Althing itself: fragments of around 50 booths built of turf and stone. Remains from the 10th century are thought to be buried underground. The site also includes remains of agricultural use from the 18th and 19th centuries. The park shows evidence of the way the landscape was husbanded over 1,000 years. 9 - 12. Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (14 min., 43 sec)) : sound, color. |
| Format: |
Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 - 12. |
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Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |