Anarchism is a small minority political movement
in Iceland, defined by its relationship with
other progressive social movements, and its
involvement in primarily ideological work.
== Legacy ==
=== Interest among anarchist writers ===
Anarchist historians and philosophers have
looked to the Icelandic Commonwealth with
interest since the 19th century.
The Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin first
noted in his book Mutual Aid that Norse society,
from which the settlers in Iceland came, had
various "mutual aid" institutions, including
communal land ownership (based around what
he called "the village community") and a form
of social self-administration, the "Thing"
– both local and Iceland-wide – which
can be considered a "primitive" form of the
anarchist communal assembly.
Anarchist geographer Elisée Reclus also noted
that in Iceland they "succeeded completely
in maintaining their dignity as free man,
without kings, feudal principles, hierarchy
or any military establishment."
They governed themselves through a process
in which "the common interest was discussed
in the open air by all inhabitants, who were
dressed in armor, the symbol of the absolute
right of personal self-defense belonging to
each individual."
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See also ==
Libertarian Society of Iceland
== Notes ==
== References ==
"Interview with Siggi Pönk about Anarchism
in Iceland".
Alpine Anarchist.
Alpine Anarchist.
2010.
Retrieved 2014-05-28.
