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Bryce Historical posted on Feb 16, 2013
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         &nbspIt is usually said that the first inhabitants of Iceland were Norsemen from Scandinavia, which is proved by some archeological artefacts, but funny enough, The Icelandic Landnámabók (the Book of Settlements) mentions that the first settlers of Iceland were Irish, as shown in the name of a tiny island called 'Papey',near the east coast of the island, which in Icelandic means 'the island of the Papar', the word 'papar' itself derived from Latin and Old Irish, meaning 'fathers or monks'(popes)....The Landnámabók (the Book of Settlements), dating from the 11th century, clearly states on page 1 that Irish monks designated 'papar', had been living in Iceland before the Norse settlers arrived.Another question comes to mind : why did Irish monks leave Ireland to settle so far up north ? The answer here comes from Ireland where it is said that most early monks had actually been converted to Christianity but deep down had remained partly faithful to the ancient religion of the Celts-druidism. What written or oral tradition that is left from the Druids points to the... ' isles at the North of the world', or 'Tir na n-Og' , the Land of Youth, otherwise called the paradise of the Celts. This might explain why those Irish monks had left Ireland and found themselves in Iceland before the Norsemen arrived there...

         &nbspOn dit d'habitude que les premiers habitants de l'Islande furent les Scandinaves, ce qu'atteste l'archéologie,mais curieusement, le 'Landnámabók', le Livre islandais des Conquêtes, indique dès sa première page que les premiers colons de l'Islande furent les moines irlandais, comme l'indique la petite île de Papey, qui signifie ' l'île des moines irlandais' , le mot 'papar' dérivé lui même du latin et du celtique pour désigner les pères ou les moines ( le mot pape est de même origine).Le 'Landnámabók', le Livre islandais des Conquêtes datant du 11ème siècle affirme dans sa première page que des moines irlandais s'étaient installés en Islande avant l'arrivée des Vikings. Une autre question se pose: pourquoi ces moines avaient-ils quitté l'Irlande pour aller aussi loin et au nord? La réponse se trouve en Irlande où il est démontré que la plupart des premiers moines irlandais convertis au christianisme étaient restés, pour certains d'entre eux, fidèles à l'ancienne religion des Celtes, le druidisme. Ce qui est attesté du druidisme de nos jours indique que le paradis celtique, appelé aussi Tir na n-Og, ou la Terre de la Jeunesse, se trouvait dans des 'îles au nord du monde', pour reprendre l'expression. Ceci explique peut-être pourquoi ces moines irlandais avaient quitté l'Irlande pour se retrouver en Islande, avant que les premiers Scandinaves y débarquent à leur tour.

         &nbsp...This is what I've tried to illustrate with this picture composed and modelled in Bryce5, and postworked in PSP... Thank you very much for your nice comments,support and tokens of friendship in my gallery. Have a nice week-end ! Please zoom in !


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Comments (40)


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hipps13

10:34AM | Thu, 21 February 2013

what we see beyond and in front of us makes me think aloud and smile wonderful work warm hugs, Linda

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Cyve

10:46AM | Thu, 21 February 2013

Fantastic landscape... Very very well done!!!

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E-Nomime

3:10PM | Thu, 21 February 2013

Я с удовольствием посмотрела Вашу галерею. Мне очень понравились Ваши фотографии, но больше всего мне понравились Ваши работы в Bryce. Потрясающие пейзажи. Очень здорово!

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JeffersonAF

12:34PM | Fri, 22 February 2013

Excellent work.

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Jay-el-Jay

11:02AM | Sun, 24 February 2013

An image that reveals a bit of history which I had been unaware of.Great work.

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three_grrr

10:50PM | Thu, 28 February 2013

marvelous history lesson, so beautifully illustrated!

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Hendesse

2:13AM | Sat, 02 March 2013

Outstanding composition, looks absolutely fantastic. Excellent work!!

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hansmar

3:16PM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Wonderful image to an interesting story!

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sossy

4:37AM | Sat, 04 January 2014

astonishingly history and good to know something more of Iceland I love a lot and try to visit the next years! you created a special mood into this spiritful work! ;o)

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caty77

3:50PM | Thu, 18 December 2014

Toujours à la recherche de terres lointaines et mystérieuses ces humains ;) Et quand ce n'est pas l'ouest c'est le nord qui est visé (en Grèce c'étaient les Hyperboréens qui étaient au nord du monde dans une sorte de paradis). Superbe image!

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