| Oct 24, 2012 21:58:54 GMT -5 |
Post by iceland on Oct 24, 2012 21:58:54 GMT -5
Emil (Iceland) Steilsson
No one knows you, till is over
You know no one true, till is over
No one knows you, till is over
You know no one true, till is over
I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil
Nickname/Alias: Island
Gender: Male
Character Type: Country
Country or Country of Origin: Republic Of Iceland
Canon or Original: Canon
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When I look into all of your stupid faces
I think how fun it will be to pound them into dust
Hair: Silver-white
Height and Weight: 5'6", 183 lb.
Other Distinguishing Features: Mr. Puffin
Overall Appearance: Iceland's appearance is usually nothing remarkable, and his clothing ranges from very casual to very uniform, depending on his situation. No matter the case or occasion, his silver-white hair can be described as tousled, or for better words, "bed-headed".He typically wears a deep brown military jacket, a white dress shirt with a ribbon tie underneath, deep brown straight-legged pants, and white half-laced boots. He also sports a pair of white gloves.
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Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!
Candy (Especially black licorce)
Hot springs
The Northern Lights
Literature, reading, etc.
Relaxation
Simple, lesiurely walks
Dislikes:
Mr. Puffin (At times.)
Being pestered
Volcanoes
Being rushed/bossed around
Staying up late
Strengths:
Money managing; good with banking and fianical services
Fishing; once was his main occupation
Maturity; acts rather "old" for his "age"
Diplomatic; mostly flexible with foreign affairs
Weaknesses:
Boring; loosing population
Social situations; usually quiet and perfers a silent activity than talking
Temper; easily gets angered, especially with Mr. Puffin
Possessive; likes to keep things and friends to himself
Fears:
Becoming abandoned by everyone; loneliness
Going into bankruptcy
Secrets:
He is actually a good fighter, but tries to keep his temper from going that far
Uncomfortable with his body and accent
Believes in invisible people
Any Quirks/Habits:
Speaking in rather clear English whenever possible
Often falls into silence, and ends up spacing out
Overall Personality: On the surface, Iceland appears to be a self-possessed, calm lad that has a good head on his shoulders. And, for the most part, he is indeed a quiet fellow, but under the tip of the iceberg he is also intensely hot-blooded, temperamental guy. While he is not verbal, it is clear through what little he says and his actions reflect how upset he is.
While seemingly far from a pacifist, he is compassionate and will lend a hand to someone who needs it. Iceland is also modest to a fault and will often become uncomfortable when the conversation's topic is turned to things about himself. He rather do something quiet, and is somewhat of an introvert because of that; he will become awkward when he runs out of things to say, and will often slip up with his speech (His accent becoming thicker.) and become easily embarrassed.
He tries his best to act older than he is, but in the end, he is still a budding man and has a long way to go before he can fulfill his supposed role as a levelheaded gentleman.
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I'm the hero!
• Celtic monks lived in Iceland; left about 880.
• First permanent Norse built his homestead in present-day Reykjavík in the year 874.
• Christianity was adopted around 999–1000, although Norse paganism persisted among some segments of the population for several years.
• The internal struggles and civil strife of the Sturlung Era led to the signing of the Old Covenant in 1262, which ended the Commonwealth and brought Iceland under the Norwegian crown.
• Possession of Iceland passed to Denmark-Norway around 1380, when the kingdoms of Norway, Denmark and Sweden were united in the Kalmar Union.
• The Black Death swept Iceland twice, first in 1402–04 and again in 1494–95. The former outbreak killed 50% to 60% of the population, and the latter 30% to 50%.
• Around the middle of the 16th century, King Christian III of Denmark began to impose Lutheranism on all his subjects. Jón Arason, the last Catholic bishop of Hólar, was beheaded in 1550 along with two of his sons. The country subsequently became fully Lutheran. Lutheranism has since remained the dominant religion.
• In the 17th and 18th centuries, Denmark imposed harsh trade restrictions on Iceland, while pirates from several countries raided its coasts.
• A great smallpox epidemic in the 18th century killed around a third of the population.
• In 1783 the Laki volcano erupted, with devastating effects. The years following the eruption, known as the Mist Hardships, saw the death of over half of all livestock in the country, with ensuing famine in which around a quarter of the population died.
• In 1814, following the Napoleonic Wars, Denmark-Norway was broken up into two separate kingdoms via the Treaty of Kiel. Iceland, however, remained a Danish dependency.
• Throughout the 19th century, the country's climate continued to worsen, resulting in mass emigration to the New World, particularly Manitoba in Canada. About 15,000 people out of a total population of 70,000 left.
• However, a new national consciousness had arisen, inspired by romantic and nationalist ideas from mainland Europe. An Icelandic independence movement took shape in the 1850s under the leadership of Jón Sigurðsson, riding on the burgeoning Icelandic nationalism inspired by the Fjölnismenn and other Danish-educated Icelandic intellectuals.
• In 1874, Denmark granted Iceland a constitution and limited home rule, which was expanded in 1904, with Hannes Hafstein serving as the first Minister for Iceland in the Danish cabinet.
• The Danish-Icelandic Act of Union, an agreement with Denmark signed on 1 December 1918 and valid for 25 years, recognized Iceland as a fully sovereign state in a personal union with Denmark.
• During World War II, Iceland joined Denmark in asserting neutrality.
• After the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, the Althing replaced the King with a regent and declared that the Icelandic government should assume the control of foreign affairs and other matters previously handled by Denmark.
• A month later, British armed forces invaded and occupied the country, violating Icelandic neutrality. In 1941, the occupation of Iceland was taken over by the United States so that Britain could use its troops elsewhere, an arrangement reluctantly agreed to by the Icelandic authorities.
• On 31 December 1943, the Danish-Icelandic Act of Union expired after 25 years. Beginning on 20 May 1944, Icelanders voted in a four day plebiscite on whether to terminate the personal union with Denmark, abolish the monarchy, and establish a republic. The vote was 97% in favour of ending the union and 95% in favour of the new republican constitution.
• Iceland formally became a republic on 17 June 1944, with Sveinn Björnsson as its first president.
• In 1946, the Allied occupation force left Iceland, which formally became a member of NATO on 30 March 1949, amid domestic controversy and riots.
• On 5 May 1951, a defence agreement was signed with the United States. American troops returned to Iceland, as the Iceland Defence Force, and remained throughout the Cold War; the US withdrew the last of its forces on 30 September 2006.
• Iceland had prospered during the war, and the immediate post-war period was followed by substantial economic growth, driven by industrialisation of the fishing industry and the Marshall Plan programme, through which Icelanders received by far the most aid per capita of any European country.
• The 1970s were marked by the Cod Wars — several disputes with the United Kingdom over Iceland's extension of its fishing limits.
• Iceland hosted a summit in Reykjavik in 1986 between United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, during which they took significant steps toward nuclear disarmament.
• Only a few years later, Iceland would become the first country to recognize the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as they broke away from the USSR.
• Throughout the 1990s, the country expanded its international role and developed a foreign policy that was oriented toward humanitarian and peacekeeping causes. To that end, Iceland provided aid and expertise to various NATO-led interventions in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Iraq.
• In the years 2003–2007, following the privatization of the banking sector under the government of Davíð Oddsson, Iceland moved from being a nation best known for its fishing industry toward having an economy based on financial services and investment banking.
• It was quickly becoming one of the most prosperous countries in the world before getting hit hard by a major financial crisis. The crisis resulted in the greatest migration from Iceland since 1887, with a net emigration of 5,000 people in 2009.
• Iceland's economy has since stabilized under the government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, and is expected to grow by 2.8% in 2012.
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You've got it backwards! Backwards!
Hurry up and throw it! If you don't hurry up and throw it, you'll go "boom"!
(*Song used here is Hoppípolla by Sigur Rós.)
"Brosandi."
He stepped carefully over the broken, gray-black rocks as he made his way up. His hands were tucked comfortably within the woolly pockets of his sweater, and while it would help himself balance, he was stubborn to keep them where they were. It was both out a childish challenge to be able to keep himself up with using his arms, and so that he would not look like a child with his arms held out from him as if he was on a rope in the circus. The shifting rocks under his feet proved to be as difficult as a thin rope, but he determinedly preserved as he focused on the challenge he had formed in his head.
"Hendumst í hringi," he sang lowly under his breath, a cloud of haze escaping from his lips as the words tumbled into the still air. "Höldumst í hendur." Mr. Puffin had been out of the house when he had awoke, and the paperwork in his study was rather foreboding without the company of his bird, even if his presence would strike a nerve in him often. Emil then decided, it was time for leave from the work, even if it was for one afternoon, or technically, one evening.
The sleep elevation he was walking began to level out, and the climb upwards became exceedingly less difficult. The light was dying, and indigo was splashing the sky, and he was just in time to see the show. "Allur heimurinn óskýr!" His song was now louder, though still a murmur, as he increased his speed once the rocks were left behind, and settled on a comfortable jog to the top of the hill the went straight off into a cliff. The waves roared like beasts from down below, but he threw his legs over the edge without any fear as he sat in the front row seat.
As if on cue, they came. The Northern Lights jumped out from seemingly nowhere, and Emil felt wonderment as he gazed upon the dancing spectacle.
"Nema þú stendur."
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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!
You called?
Timezone: Central Time Zone
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