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What makes the Icelandic people not indigenous?
by jeofken 3y ago
What makes the Icelandic people not indigenous?
- lnsru 3y agoThey’re living there not long enough compared to the rest of Europe? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_of_Iceland https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_of_Iceland
- netsharc 3y agoProbably because they're Vikings who came from Scandinavia around the 8th-9th century, whereas the Inuit/other indigenous people have lived in their region since the BC times. Iceland seems to have only been habitable with the "modern" technology. I also find it fascinating, it's a place where there's no "colonializers" and "colonized"...
- meheleventyone 3y agoNot strictly true as Iceland was ruled by Denmark for a long time and only became fully independent in 1944.
- kwk1 3y agoNot sure exactly which point you're refuting, but for a long time Vikings and Danes were synonymous, as preserved in terms like Danegeld or Danelaw.
- meheleventyone 3y agoThat Denmark treated Iceland as a colony (and very poorly for a long time) isn’t exactly news despite there being common lineage all over Western Europe.
- northwest65 3y agoI think the implication is, that like the Maoris in New Zealand, they're only faux indigenous, as they arrived on boats. Probably doesn't matter much as there is no grift to be had.
- walthamstow 3y agoYou could kind-of say the same thing about the Anglo-Saxons, it's interesting where we choose to draw the line sometimes