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Location: Þingeyjarsveit, Iceland

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1. Godafoss Waterfall – Goðafoss Waterfall loop from Naustahverfi

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2. Godafoss Waterfall – Goðafoss Pedestrian Bridge loop from Naustahverfi

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T💚bias

August 25, 2023

You have to have seen Godafoss in the snow - but I was also lucky.

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Lars

September 4, 2024

It is not one of the largest waterfalls, but it is one of the most beautiful.

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Karsten

September 20, 2025

About halfway between Akureyri and Lake Mývatn lies the Goðafoss waterfall. Although only a modest 12 meters high, the thunderous cascade is impressive with its masses of water plunging across a wide gorge. The waterfall's edge was formed at the edge of the Frambruni lava flow, which erupted from the shield volcano Trölladyngja around 8,000 years ago and reached a length of 105 km. The waterfall's name is likely related to the Ljósvetninga saga. In the year 1000, the gode Þorgeir, as law speaker at the Þing meeting, ensured the adoption of Christianity as the official religion. He likely acted primarily for political reasons, fearing the timber embargo threatened by the Norwegian King Olaf if the Icelanders remained pagans. This, however, would have meant the end of vital shipbuilding. Relieved after the successful Þing session, Þorgeir sank his idols in the nearest waterfall, which has since been called Goðafoss, or Gods Waterfall.

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Godafoss Waterfall

1. Godafoss Waterfall – Goðafoss Waterfall loop from Naustahverfi

2. Godafoss Waterfall – Goðafoss Pedestrian Bridge loop from Naustahverfi

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