rashbre central: Þingvellir in Bláskógabyggð, site of the Althing Parliament

Monday, 9 March 2020

Þingvellir in Bláskógabyggð, site of the Althing Parliament


We travelled to Þingvellir, which is in Bláskógabyggð, southwestern Iceland, near the peninsula of Reykjanes and the Hengill volcanic area.

Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological importance and is the site of a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

When the Icelandic Parliament (the Althing) formed, in AD930, where better to assemble the entire population of 60,000, than at this site?

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