What was the Althing, founded in 930?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. An open-air assembly of chieftains that made laws and held courts for the whole country
- Step 1: The settlers needed a common legal framework without a king. Step 2. The Althing met every summer at Þingvellir, where the Lögrétta passed laws and the law-speaker recited them. Answer: An open-air assembly of chieftains that made laws and held courts for the whole country. Why not the others: It was not a royal body, a school or a trading firm.
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