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 Þorgeirr Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland. After his conversion it is said that upon returning from the Alþingi, Þorgeirr threw his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall. Þorgeirr's story is preserved in Ari Þorgilsson's Íslendingabók.
A window in the Cathedral of Akureyri (Akureyrarkirkja) illustrates this story.
Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go%c3%b0afoss
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frkbirgitte 36 months ago | reply
This is spectacular! You have many beautiful photos from Iceland. Makes me want to go there on holiday...
Just*Kate 35 months ago | reply
breathtaking!
Enrikeh 27 months ago | reply
thanks for share!!!
travelbab 21 months ago | reply
beautiful