With Iceland one of the few places on the planet where a holiday is possible without returning to face quarantine, it is an apt time to release an entertaining, offbeat (and pleasingly concise) history of the remote North Atlantic nation.

With Iceland one of the few places on the planet where a holiday is possible without returning to face quarantine, it is an apt time to release an entertaining, offbeat (and pleasingly concise) history of the remote North Atlantic nation.