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The first spelling rules were proposed in 1859 by Halldór Kristian Friðriksson in his book, ''Íslenzkar rjettritunarreglar''. In 1918 the ''Stjórnarráðið'' () approved modified spelling rules which were again modified in 1929 by the Ministry of Education. This change mandated the use of ''je'' in place of ''é'' in certain cases.<ref>Guðrun Kvaran, [https://www.visindavefur.is/svar.php?id=1947# "Hvenær var bókstafurinn 'é' tekinn upp í íslensku í stað 'je' og af hverju er 'je' enn notað í ýmsum orðum?"] (When was the letter 'é' introduced in Icelandic instead of 'je' and why is 'je' still used in various words?), ''Vísindavefurinn'', 12 November 2011. 24 March 2021.</ref> | The first spelling rules were proposed in 1859 by Halldór Kristian Friðriksson in his book, ''Íslenzkar rjettritunarreglar''. In 1918 the ''Stjórnarráðið'' () approved modified spelling rules which were again modified in 1929 by the Ministry of Education. This change mandated the use of ''je'' in place of ''é'' in certain cases.<ref>Guðrun Kvaran, [https://www.visindavefur.is/svar.php?id=1947# "Hvenær var bókstafurinn 'é' tekinn upp í íslensku í stað 'je' og af hverju er 'je' enn notað í ýmsum orðum?"] (When was the letter 'é' introduced in Icelandic instead of 'je' and why is 'je' still used in various words?), ''Vísindavefurinn'', 12 November 2011. 24 March 2021.</ref> | ||
In 1973 ''je'' was replaced with ''é'' and the letter ''Z'' was removed from the alphabet. The [https://islenskan.is/ ''Íslenzk málnefnd'' (Icelandic Language Committee)] was established in 1964 and is responsible for language policy, spelling, and writing rules. | In 1973 ''je'' was replaced with ''é'' and the letter ''Z'' was removed from the alphabet. The [https://islenskan.is/ ''Íslenzk málnefnd'' (Icelandic Language Committee)] was established in 1964 and is responsible for language policy, spelling, and writing rules. At this time the name of the committee was changed to ''Íslensk málnefnd''. | ||
=== Laws on Personal Names === | === Laws on Personal Names === | ||