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Godafoss

Godafoss

May 18th 2016
Akueryir to Myvtan Day 2 Godafoss, an amazing waterfall right off of Route 1, has quite the history to it. At the National Assembly in the year 1000 the law speaker was forced to make a decision on the Icelandic religion. After he meditated for 24 hours, he declared the country to be a Christian nation. The falls gets it's name, because after this declaration,on his way home he stopped and th ... read more
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Icelandic Flag Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more
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