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[Puffin]

Originally posted by The_EgAt@Dec 3 2004, 01:26 AM
Let me start by correcting a small "fact-error" (I think):

Hmm.... it's a bit mixed up there, we became "full-powered" (whatever the word is, "fullvalda") in 1918, on december 1st and founded a "republic" on june 17th in 1944. But this day was indeed chosen because it is Jón Sigur?sson's birthday.

Yeah, you know, this part is a part of history I've never understood to the fullest. I just go downtown on the 17th of June and celebrate. And I remember in 9th grade or something, we had this book called Jón Sigur?sson. I read it, but I don't remember anything from it. I hated it.