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The Goðafoss (Icelandic: ''waterfall of the gods'' or ''waterfall of the goði'') is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of North-Central Iceland at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters.〔Andrew Evans (2011). ''Iceland''. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 184162361X, 9781841623610. Page 365.〕 In the year 999 or 1000 the Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland. After his conversion it is said that upon returning from the Alþingi, Þorgeir threw his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall. Þorgeir's story is preserved in Ari Þorgilsson's ''Íslendingabók''. A window in the Cathedral of Akureyri ((Akureyrarkirkja )) illustrates this story. MS Goðafoss, an Icelandic ship named after the waterfall, was carrying both freight and passengers. It was sunk by a German U-Boat in World War II, resulting in great loss of lives. ==See also== *List of waterfalls *Waterfalls of Iceland *Christianisation of Iceland Image:Fosshóll, Goðafoss.jpg|Fosshóll restaurant at the turnoff to Goðafoss Image:Route 1 bridge over Skjálfandafljót.jpg|Ring Road bridge over Skjálfandafljót river File:Godafoss.JPG|Goðafoss File:Goðafoss July 2014.JPG|Panorama 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goðafoss」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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