Not the circle, though, which might seem the ultimately democratic design, and got a kick-start with Iceland's 10th century
Althing, but never became seriously fashionable.
7.The '
Althing' is the national parliament of which country?
In many of the European languages, the word 'thing' has a link with ancient words for an assembly or a gathering, such as the Icelandic term for Parliament,
Althing (Morgan 178).
Incidentally, the Norse 'thing' is still seen in the names of the Parliaments of Iceland (
Althing), Norway (Storting) and Denmark (Folkesting).
One longs to join them out in the fields at the
Althing (gathering) at Dexter Farm or Ricksmansworth; but as Pollen reports, even the dressed-up rituals there could have their longueurs.
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Althing B The House of Keys C Tynwald D Storting QUESTION 15 - for 15 points: In which area of Paris is the Sorbonne university campus?
In 930 AD, this government took shape as the
Althing, or assembly.
Apart from a vivid picture of love, intrigue, raids, and the social mores of an early medieval society, the sagas describe the legal disputes that were often settled at the annual
Althing, the all-island gathering in June when laws were revisited and lawyers argued cases The Icelanders paid no taxes, and the absence of an executive police force meant that judgments had little finality; the involved parties still had room to maneuver post-judgment, resulting in either monetary compensations or revenge killings with feuds to follow.
Fifteen parties will be vying for the 63 seats in the
Althing, or parliament.
While the Icelandic government tried to censor the document, procuring a court injunction to block discussion of the report on the Iceland state press, the report was widely distributed through the Internet anyway and the government was so thoroughly discredited that the Icelandic
Althing (parliament) passed a sweeping free press haven law to prevent government censorship in the future.