Althing

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What Wikipedia says

The Alþingi (Icelandic: [ˈalˌθiɲcɪ]; Icelandic for 'general meeting', anglicised as Althing or Althingi) is the national legislature of Iceland, which is also known in the English language as the Icelandic Parliament or as the Parliament of Iceland. Established in 930, it is the oldest legislature in the world.

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