The principal institution of the republic was the Althing, which was both a legislative assembly and a court of law. |
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The founders of the Althing could hardly have chosen a more appropriate place to meet. |
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The most important objective should be established the how far the structures associated with the Althing extend into the landscape. |
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In Iceland the things ultimately led to the founding of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. |
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Your Althing, founded in 930, is the world's oldest democratic national assembly. |
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The Althing, the world''s oldest surviving parliament, is found in which country? |
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For almost 1,000 years the country's ancient parliament, the Althing, met here. |
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From this group one would be appointed to represent the Hundred at the Moots of all the Hundreds in that area, and again a representative from the Moot or Thing would be appointed to attend the National Moot, or Althing. |
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The Althing as a national assembly represented the whole country and was in effect the capital of Iceland for two weeks each year when key legal and administrative decisions were made. |
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He was elected twice as lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. |
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In 1215, he became lawspeaker of the Althing, the only public office of the Icelandic commonwealth and a position of high respect. |
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The king hoped to extend his realm to Iceland, which he could do by a resolution of the Althing, of which Snorri had been a key member. |
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A meeting of the Althing was arranged for the summer of 1241 but Gissur and Kolbein arrived with several hundred men. |
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In 1262, the Althing ratified union with Norway and royal authority was instituted in Iceland. |
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Norway's consolidation of power in Iceland was slow, and the Althing intended to hold onto its legislative and judicial power. |
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The Icelandic Althing has 63 seats, the Norwegian Storting 169 seats and the Swedish Riksdag 349 seats. |
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The elections for president, the Althing, and local municipal councils are all held separately every four years. |
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By 930, the chieftains had established a form of governance, the Althing, making it one of the world's oldest parliaments. |
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The Althing was to be a deliberative and legislative body, as well as central judiciary. |
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Fifteen parties will be vying for the 63 seats in the Althing, or parliament. |
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The island was governed as an independent commonwealth under the Althing, one of the world's oldest functioning legislative assemblies. |
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The Icelandic Althing, founded in 930 AD, is reputed to be the oldest working parliament in the world. |
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In 1843 a new Althing was founded as a consultative assembly. |
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