In which country was the Althing, a legislative and judiciary parliament, founded in 930?
Althing Althing The Alþingi ("parliament" (Icelandic) and anglicised as or ) is the national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields"), situated approximately east of what later became the country's capital, Reykjavík. Even after Iceland's union with Norway in 1262, the Althing still held its sessions at until 1800, when it was discontinued for 45 years. It was restored in 1844 and moved to Reykjavík, where it has resided ever since. The present parliament building, the , was built in 1881, made of hewn Icelandic stone. The unicameral
Althing During this period, Althing acted merely as a consultative body for the Crown. It examined proposed legislation and individual members could raise questions for discussion. Draft legislation submitted by the government was given two readings, an introductory one and a final one. Proposals which were adopted were called petitions. The new Althing made a number of improvements to legislation and to the administration of the country. The Constitution of 1874 granted to the Althing joint legislative power with the Crown in matters of exclusive Icelandic concern. At the same time the National Treasury acquired powers of taxation and financial allocation.