This myth was also closely connected to the individualistic tendencies of the Icelandic people and the assumption that Icelanders have an innate superiority as well as the restoration of Iceland as an independent state.
Sú þjóðernisgoðsögn byggði einnig á einstaklingshyggju, eðlislægum yfirburðum og endurreisn sjálfstæðs ríkis.