what language do they speak in iceland wikipedia?
Icelandic Language
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 Icelandic , a North Germanic language , is the official language of Iceland ( de facto ; the laws are silent about the issue ) . Icelandic has inflectional grammar comparable to Latin , Ancient Greek , more closely to Old English and practically identical to Old Norse . 

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 Icelandic @-@ American actor Gunnar Hansen was selected for the role of Leatherface . He regarded Leatherface as being mentally retarded and having never learned to speak properly . To research his character in preparation for his role , Hansen visited a special needs school and watched how the students moved and spoke . John Larroquette briefly served as narrator in the opening credits . 

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 Icelanders are a Germanic ethnic group and nation , native to Iceland . 

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 Written Icelandic has changed little since the 13th century . Because of this , modern readers can understand the Icelanders ' sagas . The sagas tell of events in Iceland in the 10th and early 11th centuries . They are considered to be the best @-@ known pieces of Icelandic literature . 

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 Nowadays , the National Curriculum Guidelines have provisions for those learning Icelandic whose mother tongue is a foreign language and deaf and hearing @-@ impaired pupils . Pupils are expected to keep up with the pace of teaching ; however those students who are struggling receive remedial teaching without being moved from most of their classes . An emphasis is made on providing a variety of teaching methods . 
