How Iceland got its name?

Answer 1

Floki Vilgeroarson after spending one winter there gave the island its currrent name. He was the first Scandinavian to deliberately sail to Iceland.

the floki guy named it iceland to keep the vikings away from it

Actually no, I was born and raised in iceland, and am descendant from Vikings, my father told me the real story, Floki named it iceland because he sailed to the north part where everything was ice and snow, hence, Iceland.

The myth that we named iceland, iceland, is totally untrue but seems beliveable.

Answer 2

The main reason Iceland got its name is because the Vikings did not want everyone cramping into the small island nation from Norway and Sweden. They saw Iceland as a "tropical paradise", but they thought they would give "Greenland" its name because it has much more land.

Answer 3

The second Norseman to arrive in Iceland was named Flóki Vilgerðarson, but the precise year of his arrival is not clear. According to the story told in Landnámabók, he took three ravens to help him find his way. Thus, he was nicknamed Raven-Floki (Icelandic: Hrafna-Flóki). Flóki set his ravens free near the Faroe Islands. The first raven flew back on board. The second flew up in the air and then returned to the ship. However, the third flew in front of the ship and they followed its direction to Iceland. He landed in Vatnsfjörður in the Westfjords after passing what is now Reykjavík. One of his men, Faxi, remarked that they seemed to have found great land -- the bay facing Reykjavík is therefore known as Faxaflói. A harsh winter caused all of Flóki's cattle to die -- he cursed this cold country, and when he spotted a drift ice in the fjord he decided to name it "Íssland" (Modern Icelandic: Ísland), (Iceland).

Answer 4

The second Norseman to arrive in Iceland was named Flóki Vilgerðarson, but the precise year of his arrival is not clear. According to the story told in Landnámabók, he took three ravens to help him find his way. Flóki set his ravens free near the Faroe Islands. The first raven flew back on board. The second flew up in the air and then returned to the ship. However, the third flew in front of the ship and they followed its direction to Iceland. He landed in Vatnsfjörður in the Westfjords after passing what is now Reykjavík. One of his men, Faxi, remarked that they seemed to have found great land -- the bay facing Reykjavík is therefore known as Faxaflói. A harsh winter caused all of Flóki's cattle to die -- he cursed this land, and when he spotted a drift ice in the fjord he decided to name it 'Ísland', or 'Iceland'.

Answer 5

Iceland's currency is called the króna (plural krónur) and means crown. The name can be traced back to the time when a country's monarch was responsible (directly or indirectly) for issuing its currency.

Several other countries in Scandinavian and East Europe also use (or used, pre-euro) currencies called crowns. The different crowns aren't interchangeable despite the having the same name, similar to how the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other nations all call their money "dollars" but they're not equivalent from one country to the other.

Answer 6

Its not a nickname, its the name of the land... It was covered in Ice once

Answer 7

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