Statues in Reykjavík
Skuli Fogeti 
Skuli might not be to blame for the wind and wayward columns, but for almost anything that's happened in Reykjavik since, he can be, in a holistic sort of way, said to be the culprit, as he was the man primarily responsible for turning it into the megalopolis we know today. No portraits of him are preseved, but this artist's impression might say something about the man.
Ingolfur Arnarsson 
If you need somone to blame for your being in Reykjavik at this very moment, and take causality back far enough, then this is the man you should be pelting. He is the first man to come here and actually decide to stay. Hence, he is the first true Icelander, probably in more than one sense. Legend has it that he threw columns from his boat into the sea, and decided to set up camp wherever it was they came ashore. The wind and the tides blew them ashore right here and they've been battering his descendants ever since.
Jon Sigurðsson 
Iceland's national hero spent most of his time in Copenhagen, but then, for a country with no army and the only person who sacrificed his life in the cause of independence a farmer who caught pneumonia and died after protesting outside the sheriff's office, the list of war heroes is bound to be short. This statue was originally placed outside the seat of goverment (Stjornarradshusid) in 1911, but moved here in 1931.
Leifur Eiriksson 
"Icelanders," goes the saying, are the smartest people in the world. The found America and had the good sense ito loose it again. actually, Leifur was going to visit his old man (Eric the Red) in Greenland, and couldn't find it, discovering america instead. He was since known as Leif the Lucky, although whether this was because of the quality of his new continent or just because his dad really had it in for him goes unreported. The statue was given to the poople of Iceland by the United States in 1930.
Bertel Þorvaldssen 
Denmark gave Iceland its first constitution in 1874, but their generosity did not end there, for in the same year they also donated this statue of sculptor thorvaldssen, made by the artist himself. It was the first statue in the country, and was placed on Austurvöllur. However, a year after the area was opened to the public in 1930, he was replaced by a statue of Jon Sigurdsson, whogets to keep a stern eye on parliament, were as poor Bertel currently over looks a pond.
French Statue 
Say what you will of the Americans, but at least the give good statue. What the hell is this? The yanks get the statue of Liberty, we get the finger. It's enough to put you in the mood for a hamburger and liberty fries, and to turn you off all notions of the European Union. Well, almost.