Goðafoss, north east Iceland
Goðafoss (Icelandic: waterfall of the gods) is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of north east Iceland at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road.
The water of the Skjálfandafljót river falls from a height of 40 feet over a width of 98 feet and the waterfall is segmented into 2 main components whilst forming an arcing semi-horseshoe shape.
In the year 999 or 1000 the Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland. After his conversion it is said that upon returning from the Alþingi, Þorgeir threw his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall. Þorgeir's story is preserved in Ari Þorgilsson's Íslendingabók (Icelandic: Book of Icelanders), a historical work dealing with early Icelandic history.
Date: 4th June 2015
Location: view from the east bank of the Skjálfandafljót river
The water of the Skjálfandafljót river falls from a height of 40 feet over a width of 98 feet and the waterfall is segmented into 2 main components whilst forming an arcing semi-horseshoe shape.
In the year 999 or 1000 the Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland. After his conversion it is said that upon returning from the Alþingi, Þorgeir threw his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall. Þorgeir's story is preserved in Ari Þorgilsson's Íslendingabók (Icelandic: Book of Icelanders), a historical work dealing with early Icelandic history.
Date: 4th June 2015
Location: view from the east bank of the Skjálfandafljót river
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Also in: North east Iceland
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