Today, RÚV English travels back to the birth of the Icelandic capital.

Just below ground in downtown Reykjavík, an open excavation uncovers the city's Viking Age history.

Darren met with Jón Páll Björnsson at the capital's Settlement Exhibition on Aðalstræti, to learn more about Reykjavík's past, and what the city means, and has meant, for the nation.

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The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.