ABSTRACT
In 1906, most members of Iceland’s Parliament visited the Danish Kingdom at the invitation of the Danish king. The goal of this visit was to strengthen the connection between the countries after harsh disputes arising from Iceland’s attempts to seek independence from Denmark. The king’s invitation was debated over by the Icelandic Parliament and many members were suspicious that the king simply wanted to flatter the lawmakers to make them more submissive and thereby weaken their desire for independence (Bjarnason 2012, 35).
