Thing (assembly)

The (; , 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, although the Tynwald is the oldest continuous legislature in the world, because the Althing was disbanded in 1800 and restored in 1845.

thumb|UNESCO World Heritage plaque Þingvellir (, anglicised as Thingvellir) was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until the last session held at in 1798. Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Iceland's capital, .

The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Established in 1849, the Folketing was the lower house of the bicameral parliament called the Rigsdag until 1953; the upper house was the Landsting.

type of governing assembly

Tynwald (), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald () or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. Established in 979 according to tradition or in the 13th century according to available historical evidence, it is the oldest continuous legislature in the world, and the second oldest legislature in the world, after the Althing, which was established in 930, disbanded in 1800, and restored in 1845.

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The Inatsisartut (, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English, is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm. Established in 1979, the parliament convenes in the Inatsisartut building, located on an islet in Nuuk Centrum in central Nuuk.

Dingwall (, ) is a town on the Cromarty Firth in Easter Ross in the Highlands of Scotland. It has enjoyed the status of royal burgh since the 13th century, and its local government is the Highland Council. The town has a population of 5,491, and though today it lies inland, its topography used to be that of an east-coast harbour. At one time, it was a significant medieval port, a hub of foreign trading and customs collection. Dingwall’s medieval history affirms its status as an important country town and administrative centre, an extension perhaps of its history as a Viking settlement as evide

Legislative body of Åland, an autonomous area in Finland

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The Rigsdag ( ) was the name of the national legislature of Denmark from 1849 to 1953.

The Borgarting () was one of the four regional legislative assemblies or lawthings ('''') of medieval Norway. Historically, it was the site of the court and assembly for the south-eastern coastal region of Norway, covering from Göta älv (now in Sweden) to the today's Risør in Agder.

historic house of the Parliament of Denmark

one of Norway's oldest laws

Øreting (Øretinget, Øyrating; ), was a Thing in Trøndelag, Norway. Øreting was located at Øra, where the river Nidelva mouths into the Trondheimsfjord in the modern city of Trondheim.

Danehof ("Danish Court") was the name of the Danish medieval parliament which played a certain role between c. 1250 and 1413.

thumb|390x390px|Memorial stone marking the site of the historic Eidsivating at Eidsvoll Eidsivating () was one of the four regional legislative assemblies or things ('''') of medieval Norway. Historically, it was the site of court and assembly for the eastern parts of Norway, and was located at Eidsvoll.

thumb|right| Tinghaugen at Frosta right|thumb|Frostatinget bautasten at Tinghaugen thumb|Inscription: (with law shall our land be built, and not desolated by lawlessness) Frostating () was one of the four ancient popular assemblies or things () of medieval Norway. Historically, it was the site of court and assembly for Trøndelag, Nordmøre, and Hålogaland. The assembly had its seat at Tinghaugen in what is now Frosta Municipality. It functioned as a judicial and legislative body, resolving disputes and establishing laws.

Thingwall is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in Merseyside, England. The village is situated approximately to the south west of Birkenhead and north east of Heswall. Historically part of Cheshire, the area is within the Pensby and Thingwall Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West.

parish in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Vidlin (from Old Norse: Vaðill meaning a ford) is a small village located on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Nesting.

archaeological site in Uppsala County, Sweden

Assembly in medieval Sweden

village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK