“The King of Denmark, wishing to commemorate the millennial anniversary of Iceland, signed a new constitution for Iceland on the 5th of January.”

“For them, the millenary celebrations proffered an avenue to the rebuilding of the cultural self-confidence needed to continue ruling the empire.”

“Clearly, much of what was propagated about Alfred at the time of the millenary was based on the accretion of centuries of tradition and myth.”

“Until the Turkish Post Office officially changed the name in 1930, however, the city continued to bear the millenary name of Constantinople.”