jan 1, 930 - First unified Icelandic state

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(Date approximate) (This year, the settlers of Iceland declared themselves the Icelandic Commonwealth. The Commonwealth had a unique parliamentary government, called the Althing, wherein the chieftains and nobles led the country together and settled legal disputes. The modern Icelandic Althing is a direct descendant from that of the Commonwealth, making it the oldest parliament in the world.)

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