Invoking Norse gods, Iceland celebrates Viking conquest of Portugal (Reuters)

By Zoe Robert REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - With some invoking the Norse god Thor, Icelanders draped in blue and red celebrated a famous draw against Portugal at the European Championship by spilling into the streets of Reykjavik to chant "Afram (Go) Iceland!" in the land of the midnight sun. With the sun setting at midnight on a warm - for Iceland - evening of around 12 degrees, locals and tourists drank, sang and danced while commentators made the most of their reputation as fiery Viking islanders. In a main square in front of the televised game, several thousand mimicked the synchronized chanting of "Afram Iceland" by their supporters at the St Etienne stadium in France.