KnowraAlthingLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Althing, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 4Related 4Narrower topic 1IcelandBroader topic: The assembly gave early Iceland a shared political forum without a king.Icelandic CommonwealthBroader topic: The assembly gathered the Commonwealth’s chieftains and free farmers each summer.Thing (assembly)Broader topic: It is the best-known national institution built around the thing model.Icelandic independence movementNarrower topic: It debated and enacted the decisions that ended the union and established the republic.Icelandic literatureRelated: Saga narratives repeatedly draw on the legal and political world associated with this assembly.Settlement of IcelandBroader topic: Settlers’ local communities developed a shared legal assembly without a king.Njáls sagaRelated: Many conflicts in the saga turn on proceedings at this assembly.Sveinn BjörnssonRelated: Björnsson served in Alþingi before becoming president.Davíð OddssonRelated: Oddsson’s governments depended on parliamentary coalitions and legislative majorities in the Althing.