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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, |
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The Icelandic alphabet does not include c,
q, or z.
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| Icelandic
Names |
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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
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