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The Alphabet
The language spoken in Iceland is Icelandic !  

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.

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.

Links
Snorra Edda - pretty neat description about the Beginning and End of the World
Voluspa (in Icelandic)

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Last modified: 07/17/2025 20:05:21