List of wars involving Iceland

The following is a list of wars involving Iceland. Although modern Iceland does not maintain a standing army, navy, or air force, it maintains a militarized Coast Guard which is in charge of defending the country and has internationally deployed a small peacekeeping force on a few occasions.

None of the Cod Wars meets any of the common thresholds for a conventional war. They may more accurately be described as militarized interstate disputes.^[1][2][3][4]

Wars

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	Icelandic losses
Battle of Vinland (1003) (1003)	Icelandic Vikings	Native warriors	Victory Viking victory and withdrawal.	22 dead
Battle of Vinland (1010) (1010)	Icelandic Vikings	Native warriors	Victory Native attack repelled; Viking withdrawal.	2 dead
Age of the Sturlungs (1220–1264)	Gothis	Gothis	Old Covenant Termination of the Icelandic Commonwealth.	Unknown
Icelandic Reformation (1538–1550)	Catholics	Denmark Protestants	Protestant victory Termination of the Catholic Church in Iceland.	Unknown
First Cod War (1958–1961)	Iceland	United Kingdom	Victory Territorial waters expanded to 12 nmi.	None
Second Cod War (1972–1973)	Iceland	United Kingdom	Victory 50 nmi exclusive fishery zone created.	1 dead
Third Cod War (1975–1976)	Iceland	United Kingdom	Victory Exclusive fishery zone expanded to 200 nmi.	None

Peacekeeping

Mission	Start-date	End-date	Location	Troops deployed
MNF-I	2003	2004	Iraq	2
ISAF	2003	2014	Afghanistan	2-32

See also

• Turkish Abductions
• Iceland in World War II (invasion)
• Military of Iceland
• Military history of Iceland

References

1. Steinsson, Sverrir (2016-03-22). "The Cod Wars: a re-analysis". European Security. 0 (0): 1–20. doi:10.1080/09662839.2016.1160376. ISSN 0966-2839.
2. Hellmann, Gunther; Herborth, Benjamin (2008-07-01). "Fishing in the mild West: democratic peace and militarised interstate disputes in the transatlantic community". Review of International Studies. 34 (03): 481–506. doi:10.1017/S0260210508008139. ISSN 1469-9044.
3. Ireland, Michael J.; Gartner, Scott Sigmund (2001-10-01). "Time to Fight: Government Type and Conflict Initiation in Parliamentary Systems". The Journal of Conflict Resolution. 45 (5): 547–568. JSTOR 3176313.
4. Prins, Brandon C.; Sprecher, Christopher (1999-05-01). "Institutional Constraints, Political Opposition, And Interstate Dispute Escalation: Evidence from Parliamentary Systems, 1946–89". Journal of Peace Research. 36 (3): 271–287. doi:10.1177/0022343399036003002. ISSN 0022-3433.