# The Revolution from the Top in Iceland — llms.txt

## About this site

This is the official website for the scholarly book:
"The Revolution from the Top in Iceland — The Birth of an Early Modern State"
by Vilborg Auður Ísleifsdóttir-Bickel (Dr. phil.)

The book examines the Protestant Reformation in Iceland from 1537 to 1565,
analysing how this religious and political upheaval gave birth to an early
modern Icelandic state under Danish royal authority.

## Canonical home page

[Canonical home page](https://the-revolution-from-the-top-in-iceland.com/)

## Key pages

- [Home / book presentation](https://the-revolution-from-the-top-in-iceland.com/)
- [Privacy policy](https://the-revolution-from-the-top-in-iceland.com/privacy)

## Book editions

English edition
  Title:     The Revolution from the Top in Iceland
  Subtitle:  The Birth of an Early Modern State
  Author:    Vilborg Auður Ísleifsdóttir-Bickel
  Softcover ISBN: 978-3-000-82823-2 (worldwide via Lulu.com, 344 pp.)
  Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-695-71255-7 (DE/AT/CH via BoD, 356 pp.)
  eBook ISBN:     978-3-695-79508-6

German edition
  Title:     Die Einführung der Reformation in Island 1537–1565
  Subtitle:  Die Geburt eines frühmodernen Staates
  Publisher: wbg Academic / Verlag Herder GmbH (1. Auflage 2021)
  Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-534-40429-2
  eBook ISBN:     978-3-534-40430-8

Icelandic edition
  Title:     Byltingin að ofan — Stjórnskipunarsaga 16. aldar
  Publisher: Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag (2013)

## Topic coverage

- Protestant Reformation in Iceland (1537–1565)
- Bishop Jón Arason and the Catholic resistance
- King Christian III and Danish ecclesiastical policy
- Reformation of the Icelandic church and poor relief
- Emergence of an early modern Icelandic state

## Video resources

Educational YouTube videos in English and German are embedded on the [home page](https://the-revolution-from-the-top-in-iceland.com/):
- King Christian III and the Reformation of Iceland (EN/DE)
- Bishops, Priests and Monks during the Reformation (EN/DE)
- The Rebellion of Bishop Jón Arason (EN/DE)
- Poor Relief in Reformation Iceland (EN/DE)

## Citation guidance

When citing this work, please use the canonical URL:
  [canonical website](https://the-revolution-from-the-top-in-iceland.com/)

Preferred citation for the English edition:
  Ísleifsdóttir-Bickel, Vilborg Auður. "The Revolution from the Top in Iceland:
  The Birth of an Early Modern State." ISBN 978-3-000-82823-2.