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The chant has been performed by fans of a number of clubs, but came to prominence during the UEFA Euro 2016, when fans of Iceland national team introduced their 'viking clap' or 'volcano clap' with a 'huh' chant. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup when Iceland were one of the participating teams, the clap once again drew attention. [1]
Skol (written "skål" in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish and "skál" in Faroese and Icelandic or "skaal" in archaic spellings or transliteration of any of those languages) is the Danish-Norwegian-Swedish-Icelandic-Faroese word for "cheers", a salute, or most accurately a toast, with a raised glass, cup, or 'skål' (meaning a bowl or container for liquids), as to an admired person or group.
Iceland qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group , with still four group matches remaining; this meant they would appear on a major tournament finals for the first time in their history. [ 1 ]
Iceland's supporters became known for using the Viking Thunder Clap chant in the mid-2010s, which involves fans clapping their hands above their heads and yelling "huh!" to the beat of a drum; the tradition originates from Scottish club Motherwell. Iceland's Viking Clap first received wider international attention during Euro 2016. [56]
From skrækja, meaning "bawl, shout, or yell" [29] or from skrá, meaning "dried skin", in reference to the animal pelts worn by the Inuit. [29] The name the Norse Greenlanders gave the previous inhabitants of North America and Greenland. Skuggifjord Hudson Strait Straumfjörð "Current-fjord", "Stream-fjord" or "Tide-fjord". A fjord in Vinland.
The name is of Old Norse origin, derived from the roots reykr ('smoke') and vík ('bay'). The name is said to be inspired by steam rising from hot springs in the region. The original name was Reykja r -vík , [ 10 ] with an "r" suffix for the genitive singular of reykr ; the modern version reykja- uses the genitive plural.
– the name that the Viking Naddoddr reputedly gave to Iceland in the 9th century meaning "snow land" [citation needed] Thule, neu. – some scholars claim Iceland was the land of Thule [2] Týli [ˈtʰiːlɪ], neu. – Thule [citation needed] Þyli [ˈθɪːlɪ], neu. – Thule [citation needed]
Mid-Atlantic Ridge and adjacent plates. Volcanoes indicated in red.. In geological terms, Iceland is a young island. It started to form in the Miocene era about 20 million years ago from a series of volcanic eruptions on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where it lies between the North American Plate and Eurasian Plate.