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Goðafoss (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈkɔːðaˌfɔsː]) is a waterfall in northern Iceland. It is located along the country's main ring road at the junction with the Sprengisandur highland road,[1] about 45 minutes from Akureyri, Iceland's second largest city.[2] The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 metres over a width of 30 metres.[1] A 1.8-mile hiking trail loops around the waterfall area.[3]

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Goðafoss
Aerial panorama of Goðafoss
Location	North of Iceland
Total height	12 m (39 ft)
Total width	30 m (98 ft)

Name

The origin of the waterfall's name is not completely clear. In modern Icelandic, the name can be read either as "waterfall of the goð (pagan idols)" or "waterfall of the goði (chieftain)." Linguist and placename expert Svavar Sigmundsson suggests that the name derives from two crags at the falls which resemble pagan idols. In 1879-1882, a myth was published in Denmark according to which the waterfall was named when the lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland in the year 999 or 1000. Upon returning home from the Alþingi, Þorgeir supposedly threw his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall. However, although the story of Þorgeir's role in the adoption of Christianity in Iceland is preserved in Ari Þorgilsson's Íslendingabók, no mention is made of Þorgeir throwing his idols into Goðafoss. The legend appears to be a nineteenth-century fabrication.[4] Nevertheless, a window in Akureyrarkirkja, the main church at Akureyri, illustrates this story.

History

MS Goðafoss, an Icelandic ship named after the waterfall, used to transport both freight and passengers. It was sunk by a German U-Boat in World War II, resulting in great loss of life.

In 2020, the waterfall was granted protected status.[5]

See also

• List of waterfalls
• Waterfalls of Iceland
• Christianisation of Iceland

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goðafoss.

• Edge of the Arctic- Places to See (English)
• World of Waterfalls: Goðafoss
• Panoramic virtual tour of Godafoss
• Goðafoss Waterfall

На других языках

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- [en] Goðafoss

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[es] Goðafoss

Goðafoss (en islandés, 'Cascada de los dioses' o 'Cascada de los goði') es una de las cascadas más espectaculares de Islandia. Se encuentra localizada en el municipio de Þingeyjarsveit región de Norðurland Eystra al norte del país, en el inicio de la carretera de las tierras altas de Sprengisandur. Las aguas del río Skjálfandafljót caen desde una altura de doce metros y a lo largo de un ancho de treinta metros.

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[ru] Годафосс

Годафосс (исл. Goðafoss — «водопад Бога») — один из самых известных водопадов Исландии, в регионе Нордюрланд-Эйстра. Находится на севере острова недалеко от Акюрейри, на реке Скьяульвандафльоут.

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