ól fr ▁Arn ar son , ▁the ▁first ▁Nor se ▁sett ler ▁of ▁I cel and , ▁newly ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁Re yk jav ík , ▁command ing ▁his ▁high ▁seat ▁pill ars ▁to ▁be ▁ere cted . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁national ist ▁sentiment ▁was ▁rising ▁in ▁I cel and , ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁I cel and ers ' ▁ancient ▁general ▁assembly , ▁the ▁Al þ ing i ▁was ▁re - est ab lished . ▁Ra ads ig ▁was , ▁evidently , ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁I cel and ers ' ▁asp iration ▁to ▁recover ▁their ▁historical ▁her itage . ▁▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁is ▁currently ▁on ▁public ▁display ▁at ▁Vi ð ey jar st of a ▁in ▁Vi ð ey ▁( an ▁island ▁near ▁Re yk jav ík ), ▁where ▁a ▁pla que ▁explains ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Re yk jav ík ▁from ▁E im skip afé lag ▁Í s lands ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁birth day ▁of ▁Re yk jav ík ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁▁ ▁He ▁never ▁married ▁or ▁had ▁children . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁a ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Ring sted . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁is ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Den mark ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁ ▁and ▁at ▁museum s ▁in ▁ ▁A ar hus ▁and ▁Sk agen . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁