Photo of Goðafoss Waterfall from the Western Bank
Title
Photo of Goðafoss Waterfall from the Western Bank
Subject
Landmark
Description
Goðafoss ('Waterfall of the Gods') is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most well-known as the place where Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, responsible for the decision to adopt Christianity at the Althing in c. 1000, cast his high seat pillars in a dramatic display of his renouncing of the pagan gods. This story is recorded in Ari Þorgilsson's Íslendingabók.
Creator
Tom Birkett
Publisher
World-Tree Project
Date
2016
Contributor
Tom Birkett
Rights
Public Domain
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Iceland
Files
Citation
Tom Birkett, “Photo of Goðafoss Waterfall from the Western Bank,” World-Tree Project, accessed August 16, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/485.
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| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Video clip of Goðafoss Waterfall in Northern Iceland |
| Item: Photos of Goðafoss Waterfall from the Eastern Bank |
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| Item: Information Board at Goðafoss Waterfall in Iceland | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Representation of the High Seat Pillars Thrown into Goðafoss | dcterms:relation | This Item |