{"slug": "althing", "label": "Althing", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althing", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131279", "qid": "Q131279", "description": "unicameral parliament of Iceland", "entries": 17, "years": 15, "span": [930, 2009], "span_label": ["930 CE", "2009 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 11}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Icelandic parliament"], "related": [{"slug": "iceland", "label": "Iceland", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "reykjavik", "label": "Reykjavík", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "icelandic-commonwealth", "label": "Icelandic Commonwealth", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "june", "label": "June", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "norway", "label": "Norway", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "scandinavia", "label": "Scandinavia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "swein-forkbeard", "label": "Swein Forkbeard", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "monarchy-of-norway", "label": "Monarchy of Norway", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "olaf-tryggvason", "label": "Olaf Tryggvason", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "history-of-sweden-8001521", "label": "History of Sweden (800–1521)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nato", "label": "NATO", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "parliament", "label": "Parliament", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 930, "year_label": "930 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, is established at þingvellir (\"Thing Fields\"). Chieftains from various tribes gather for 2 weeks at a thing (assembly) to settle disputes, arrange marriages, etc.; it continues in existence into the 21st century, as the world's oldest parliament of the Icelandic Commonwealth.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364919313#Europe", "title": "930", "revid": 1364919313, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1000, "year_label": "1000 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "In Scandinavia, Christianization was in its early stages, with the Althing of the Icelandic Commonwealth embracing Christianity in the year 1000. On September 9, the King of Norway, Olaf Tryggvason, was defeated by the Scandinavian kingdoms of Denmark and Sweden in the Battle of Svolder. Sweyn Forkbeard established Danish control over part of Norway. The city of Oslo was founded in Norway (the exact year is debatable, but the 1,000 year anniversary was held in the year 2000). It is known that in or around this year, Norse explorer Leif Erikson became the first European to land in the Americas, at L'Anse aux Meadows in modern-day Newfoundland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373370885#Christendom", "title": "AD 1000", "revid": 1373370885, "section": "Events › Christendom"}}, {"year": 1001, "year_label": "1001 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi ends being a lawspeaker in Iceland's Althing.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341910152#Europe", "title": "1001", "revid": 1341910152, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1100, "year_label": "1100 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "In Iceland, the Althing decides that the laws should be transferred to a written form (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365265768#Europe", "title": "1100", "revid": 1365265768, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1703, "year_label": "1703 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June", "text": "June – The completed 1703 Icelandic census is presented in the Althing, the first complete census of any country.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369923832#April–June", "title": "1703", "revid": 1369923832, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1798, "year_label": "1798 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 20", "text": "July 20: The Althing met at Þingvellir for the last time.The few who had attended returned home from Þingvellir due to poor conditions, and thus ended the governments tenure at the site, which had lasted since 930.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330929878#Events", "title": "1798 in Iceland", "revid": 1330929878, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1799, "year_label": "1799 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Alþingi is held for the first time in Reykjavík. The assembly was held in Hólavallarskóli.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330929881#Events", "title": "1799 in Iceland", "revid": 1330929881, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1800, "year_label": "1800 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 6", "text": "June 6: The Althingi is formally dissolved, with the National High Court being established the following year.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330929884#Events", "title": "1800 in Iceland", "revid": 1330929884, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1801, "year_label": "1801 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 10", "text": "10 August: With the Althing being disbanded by royal decree in the year prior, a new High Court in Reykjavík took over the functions of Lögrétta. The three appointed judges convened in Hólavallarskóli.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330929887#Events", "title": "1801 in Iceland", "revid": 1330929887, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1843, "year_label": "1843 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – The Danish government re-establishes the Althing in Iceland as an advisory body, by royal decree.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366016136#January–March", "title": "1843", "revid": 1366016136, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1843, "year_label": "1843 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 8", "text": "8 March: A royal decree providing for the establishment of a new Althing was issued, with the country's first elections being held the following year.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330930083#Events", "title": "1843 in Iceland", "revid": 1330930083, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1844, "year_label": "1844 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Althing, Iceland's supreme national parliament is restored by royal decree and moved to Reykjavík, after being made defunct in 1800.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330930085#Events", "title": "1844 in Iceland", "revid": 1330930085, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1844, "year_label": "1844 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, is reopened after 45 years of closure.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372570203#January–March", "title": "1844", "revid": 1372570203, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1845, "year_label": "1845 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 1", "text": "1 July: The first Consultative assembly finally met on 1 July 1845 in Reykjavík.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330930088#Events", "title": "1845 in Iceland", "revid": 1330930088, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1886, "year_label": "1886 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": null, "text": "A supplementary session of the Althing was first held in 1886.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360634271#Events", "title": "1886 in Iceland", "revid": 1360634271, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1949, "year_label": "1949 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 30", "text": "March 30 – An anti-NATO riot in Iceland takes place, prompted by the decision of the Icelandic parliament to join the newly formed NATO.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370167995#March", "title": "1949", "revid": 1370167995, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 16", "text": "July 16 – Iceland's national parliament, the Althingi, votes to pursue joining the EU.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367728140#July", "title": "2009", "revid": 1367728140, "section": "Events › July"}}]}