Goðafoss, Iceland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member g300td
N 65° 40.987 W 017° 33.069
28W E 382802 N 7286968
One of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland.
Waymark Code: WMMR38
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 10/28/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
Views: 9

"The Goðafoss (Icelandic: waterfall of the gods or waterfall of the goði) is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Mývatn district of North-Central Iceland at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters.

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."
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