Education of the Mind: TIL that the title of oldest parliament in the world belongs to Iceland's Vikings. It was called Althing and was established in 930 at Thingvellir which is less than 30 miles from the nation’s capital, Reykjavik. There also stood a law rock, known as the logberg, in the middle of the assembly.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

TIL that the title of oldest parliament in the world belongs to Iceland's Vikings. It was called Althing and was established in 930 at Thingvellir which is less than 30 miles from the nation’s capital, Reykjavik. There also stood a law rock, known as the logberg, in the middle of the assembly.

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