[DOC] [TLE] Christianization of Iceland - Wikipedia [PAR] Iceland was Christianized in the year 1000 AD, when Christianity became the 
religion by law, ... The earliest Christian observance in the country in all 
likelihood began with the ... Iceland's adoption of Christianity is traditionally 
ascribed to the year 1000 ... missionary, having proselytized in Norway and the 
Faroe Islands. [DOC] [TLE] Althing - Wikipedia [PAR] The Alingi is the national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest extant 
parliamentary ... Even after Iceland's union with Norway in 1262, the Althing still 
held its ... of the overall national vote in order that the number of members in 
parliament ... assembly of the Icelandic Commonwealth, where the country's most 
powerful... [DOC] [TLE] Land of Elves and Trolls and Pretty Ponies - The New York Times [PAR] May 12, 1996 ... Iceland isn't foreign, it's extraterrestrial," a friend of mine once said. ... The story of 
the country's discovery and settlement was recorded in the ... that the Althing 
peaceably voted to adopt Christianity -- though with ... to an end, with the 
parliament voting to give up its independence to the Norwegian crown. [DOC] [TLE] Iceland - Credo Reference [PAR] Island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, situated south of the Arctic Circle, 
between ... Government Iceland is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. ... 
Christianity was adopted as the national religion by the Althing in 1000, under ... 
Iceland had its own flag, but Denmark represented it for foreign and defence 
affairs. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Faroe Islands - Visit Faroe Islands [PAR] Around year 900, the Faroese Althing (parliamentary council or assembly) is 
formed, making it ... The Faroese Althing adopts Christianity in year 999. ... 
Historians believe this saved the two countries from losing their languages, 
similar to what ... A small majority vote in favour of independence from Denmark, 
with a minority... [DOC] [TLE] Iceland - Facts for Now - Scholastic [PAR] Iceland is an island nation of Europe. ... But the country is less frigid than its name 
implies. .... rests with a prime minister, who leads the majority political party or 
coalition of parties in the Althing, the one-house parliament. ... They adopted 
Christianity. ... He said the people should vote on whether to join the organization
. [DOC] [TLE] Iceland - Government and society | history - geography | Britannica ... [PAR] Island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. ... Real power rests with the 63
-member parliament, the Althingi (Althing). ... outlook, has commanded about one
-third to two-fifths of the popular vote, and it frequently formed coalition 
governments. ... Iceland joined the United Nations in 1946, a year after its 
founding. In the... [DOC] [TLE] Iceland - Wikibooks, open books for an open world [PAR] Iceland is an island country in the far north west of Europe and is famous for its 
natures ... also the loftiness Icelandic Sagas who tell the tales of the Vikings and 
their survivors. ... most available farmland had been claimed and the Althing, a 
parliament was founded as ... Christianity was peacefully adopted in the year 
1000. [DOC] [TLE] The World Factbook  Central Intelligence Agency - CIA [PAR] The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the 
... prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th 
century). ..... Elections for seating the country's first parliament were completed in 
March .... the junta proceeded with its May constitutional referendum, the first vote 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Iceland Accepts Christianity [PAR] His decree extended also to the islands of Shetland, Orkney, and Faroe. ... 
heathens at Kerlingardale hired a sorcerer named Hedin to kill their leader 
Thangbrand. ... At the Althing Hjalti Skeggjason, a new convert to Christianity, 
composed a poem that ... Iceland's Althing (General Assembly), a parliament of 
chieftains and... [DOC] [TLE] Thingvellir National Park - Christianity [PAR] practice of Christianity was spreading in neighbouring countries. ... Then in the 
summer of 1000, a great event happened at the Aling at ... Chaos threatened

Question: By a vote of its parliament, the Althing, this island country adopts Christianity
Answer: Iceland