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Day 63 - Historical Terms

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Saga (History)


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Fortíð (Past)


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Menning (Culture)


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Siðmenning (Civilization)


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Veldi (Empire)


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Konungsríki (Kingdom)


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Veldi (Dynasty)


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Landvinningur (Conquest)


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Nýlenda (Colony)


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Bylting (Revolution)


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Stríð (War)


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Friður (Peace)


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Konungsríki (Monarchy)


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Lýðræði (Democracy)


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Lýðveldi (Republic)


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Einveldi (Dictatorship)


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Innrás (Invasion)


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Landnám (Settlement)


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Fólksflutningar (Migration)


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Fornminjar (Artifact)


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Fornleifafræði (Archaeology)


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Tímatal (Chronology)


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Tímabil (Era)


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Öld (Century)


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Áratugur (Decade)


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Forn (Ancient)


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Miðaldir (Medieval)


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Endurreisn (Renaissance)


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Nútímalegur (Modern)


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Sögulegur (Historic)


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Skjal (Document)


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Frumheimild (Primary source)


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Annaðhandarheimild (Secondary source)


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Sönnunargögn (Evidence)


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Ævisaga (Biography)


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Tímalína (Timeline)


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Uppfinning (Invention)


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Uppgötvun (Discovery)


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Heiður (Tradition)


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Forfaðir (Ancestor)


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Afkvæmi (Descendant)


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Kynslóð (Generation)


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Arfleifð (Heritage)


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Arfur (Legacy)


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Goðafræði (Mythology)


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Fornminjar (Relic)


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