Locals and guests gather Come_together in Herjólfsdalur valley on the island of Heimaey for four days of various events , most prominently big stage concerts , bonfires , fireworks displays and the festival 's signature Sign_agreement Sunday night crowd singing Self_motion , led Causation by Vestmannaeyjar local Árni Johnsen a member of the Althing ( Icelandic parliament ) .

Þjóðhátíð was first held Defending in 1874 when islanders were prevented Preventing_or_letting by bad weather from attending Participation the celebration on the Icelandic mainland of the millennium of Icelandic settlement .

Þjóðhátíð was first held Defending in 1874 when islanders were prevented Preventing_or_letting by bad weather from attending Participation the celebration on the Icelandic mainland of the millennium of Icelandic settlement .

The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named Name_conferral `` Reginherus '' , or Ragnar , who traditionally has been identified with Check the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok ( Old Norse : `` Ragnarr Loþbrók '' , contemporary Icelandic : `` Ragnar Loðbrók '' ) .

Each of the disputes Hostile_encounter ended Process_end with an Icelandic victory Getting .

The Third Cod War Hostile_encounter concluded Process_end in 1976 , with a highly favourable agreement Sign_agreement for Iceland ; the United Kingdom conceded Agree_or_refuse_to_act to a Icelandic exclusive fishery zone after threats Warning that Iceland would withdraw Escaping from NATO , which would have forfeited Preventing_or_letting NATO 's access to most of the GIUK gap , a critical anti-submarine warfare Hostile_encounter during the Cold War .

There is only one confirmed death Death during the Cod Wars : an Icelandic engineer , who was accidentally killed Killing in the Second Cod War Hostile_encounter while he was repairing Self_motion damage on the Icelandic gunboat `` Ægir '' after a collision Hostile_encounter with the British frigate `` Apollo '' .

There is only one confirmed death Death during the Cod Wars : an Icelandic engineer , who was accidentally killed Killing in the Second Cod War Hostile_encounter while he was repairing Self_motion damage on the Icelandic gunboat `` Ægir '' after a collision Hostile_encounter with the British frigate `` Apollo '' .

The 15 October 2011 global protests Response were part of a series of protests inspired Influence by the Arab Spring , the Icelandic protests , the Portuguese `` Geração à Rasca '' , the Spanish `` Indignants '' , the Greek protests , and the Occupy movement .