In the early thirteenth century, the internal conflict known as the age of the Sturlungs weakened Iceland, which eventually became subjugated to Norway through the Old Covenant (1262–1264), effectively ending the commonwealth.
U ranom trinaestom veku, unutrašnji konflikt poznat kao epoha Sturlungova oslabio je Island, koji je vremenom postao podređen Norveškoj putem Starog sporazuma (1262–1264), efektivno okončavajući komonvelt.