Reykjavik is the capital of the saga island Iceland. Of its 290,000 citizens, 170,000 live in or around Reykjavik; the center of activity of the entire country. Happy holiday! Iceland was colonized by Norwegian and Celtic immigrants in the 8th and 9th centuries. According to one of the Icelandic sagas, Ingolfur Arnarson in 874 was the first settler on the island. He placed carved pillars of the high seat in the water and would build his farm on the place where they drifted to shore. The farm was built on the peninsula where Reykjavik now lies
