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Icelandic
The
Alphabet |
The language spoken in Iceland is Icelandic
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There are several characters in the Icelandic alphabet that do not
exist in the English alphabet. Amongst these are:
 | á, é, í, ó, ú, ý - where the ´ changes the sound
|  | Ð, ð - pronounced eth
|  | Þ, þ - thorn, sounds like the th in thrust
|  | Æ, æ - ai, sounds like I in I
|  | Ö, ö - ou, |
The Icelandic alphabet does not include c,
q, or z.
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Icelandic
Names |
In Iceland children inherit their fathers first name, as their last
name.
Example: The father's name is Jón,
then his boy will be First Middle Jónsson,
and the daughter First Middle Jónsdóttir.
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Links |
 | Snorra Edda - pretty neat
description about the Beginning and End of the World |
 | Voluspa (in Icelandic) |
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Created by Þröstur Þorsteinsson
http://www.turdus.net
Last modified: 07/17/2025 20:05:21
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