Established in 930 AD, Iceland’s Althing is considered the world’s oldest surviving parliament. Here’s how Viking chieftains created a system that still influences governance today.
Iceland’s thousand-year-old Althing (Parliament) last week carried out the mandate of Icelanders (TIME, May 15). Every bell in the island pealed as Althing members assembled in the open air on ...
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