history of iceland

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History

 

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Aline E

 

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October 28, 2015

 

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University

 

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B

 

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This island was six days north of Britain and one day away from "the end of the world". On his return, he wrote his travel journal that is long lost, but is quoted in several other more recent books. This island was possibly Iceland. In the 9th century, the first geographical document that describes the Northern seas was written by an Irish monk, named Dicuil...
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The book was called De Mensura Orbis Terrae, and in it he describes his interviews with Irish priests that claimed they had sailed north to Thule and lived there from February to August. They say that during middle of the summer, they never lost the light of day and could "pick lice of shirts". The priests confirmed Pytheas' story that after a days journey north of the island they came upon "frozen sea"...
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