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war material to Europe, especially in the months leading up to D-Day
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and the different landings in the Mediteranean Sea.
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**** Eittland-Iceland Alliance
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**** Eittland-Iceland Alliance (1948 - present)
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When the war ended in Europe and Iceland gained its independence, a
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referendum was held in both Eittland and Iceland regarding the
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potential unification of the two countries, as both were already close
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to one another both geographically and culturally. This however never
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came to pass, as it failed both in Iceland with 54% of the voters
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answering “no”, while 64% of Eittlandic voters also answered “no”.
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referendum was held in both Eittland and Iceland on January 10th 1946
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regarding the potential unification of the two countries, as both were
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already close to one another both geographically and culturally. This
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however never came to pass. In Iceland, 54% of voters voted against
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the unification, while 64% of Eittlandic voters also answered “no”.
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The two countries still entered a close alliance, Iceland relying on
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Eittland for military protection while an economic alliance was made
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between both of them, inspiring the Schengen Area some decades later.
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It was thus possible for citizens of both countries to move freely
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between Iceland and Eittland and live in either country as any of its
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citizens would while goods could also be freely exchanged. Thus, in
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1965, Páll Jónsson became the firts Icelandic citizen elected to
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public office as the Town Master of Eldheim in Western Eittland.
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The two countries still entered a close alliance in February 1948,
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Iceland relying on Eittland for military protection while an economic
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alliance was made between both of them. While it evolved in the
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following year inspired by the organisations that preceeded the
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European Union, some of its aspects later inspired the creation of the
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Schengen Area some decades later. Iceland and Eittland integrated each
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other’s economy tightly, while their industries interacted with one
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another without any restrictions due to borders or customs. The
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distinction in nationality also became largly irrelevant between the
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two countries: only a few select governmental positions are still
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reserved to the citizens of their birth country, generally linked to
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high military ranks or secret services. It was thus possible for
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citizens of both countries to move freely between Iceland and Eittland
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and live in either country as any of its citizens would while goods
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could also be freely exchanged.
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Thus, in 1965, Páll Jónsson became the firts Icelandic citizen elected
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to public office as the Town Master of Eldheim in Western Eittland. In
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May 1982, Bárður Márusson became the first Icelandic citizen to be
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elected to the House of the People, while Valgeir Þórinnson became the
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first Eittlandic citizen to be elected to the Icelandic parliament in
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April 1983.
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**** Computer Sciences Pioneering
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Out of personal interest, the then Co-King of Ðeberget Ragnarr
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Sigurðsbróðr asked the Dean of the Royal University of Eittland to
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open as quickly as possible a lab focused on the development of
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computers and computer sciences. This accompanied a new law raising
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the annual budget allocated to universities in Eittland to 9% of the
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nation’s GDP. As the first lab grew in size and became more and more
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proeminent internationally, even becoming one of the leading
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laboratories along with MIT, Bell Labs and CERN, numerous other
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laboratories both public and private appeared in Eittland.
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Sigurðsbróðr asked the Dean of the Royal University of Eittland
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(/Konunglig Eittlandsuniversitat/) to open as quickly as possible a lab
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focused on the development of computers and computer sciences. While
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the Co-King holds no power and is purely a ceremonial title, the Dean
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obliged and founded the first Eittlandic computer science laboratory,
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the /Konunglig Eittlandsuniversitatitsvétalsráðuneyt/ (litt. “Royal
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Eittland’s University’s Computer Department”), or /Vétalsráðuneyt/ for
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short. This accompanied a new law raising the annual budget allocated
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to universities in Eittland to 9% of the nation’s GDP. As the first
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lab grew in size and became more and more proeminent internationally,
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even becoming one of the leading laboratories along with MIT, Bell
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Labs and CERN, numerous other laboratories both public and private
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appeared in Eittland. Nowadays, the /Vétalsráðuneyt/ is still regarded
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as one of the top research laboratories and university department in
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Eittland, and the /Konunglig Eittlandsuniversitat/ often ranks in the
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top five universities in the world regarding computer science.
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What is now known as the Internet is born of a mix of ARPANET, the
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American standard, and Skruggmál, the Eittlandic standard. Eittland
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