Lögberg

Lögberg, or Law Rock, was a rocky outcropping in southwest Iceland and one of the most beautiful historical sites in Iceland that served as the site of Iceland's Althing parliament's assembly. The first Althing met at Þingvellir, a magnificent landscape easily accessible from the southwest's populated areas.

Because of the changing terrain of the rift valley over 1000 years, the exact site of the Lögberg is unknown. Hö Þingvellir, two plausible places have been identified: one is a flat ledge at the top of a slope known as Hallurinn (now marked by a flagpole), and the other is a rock wall in the Almannagjá fault. The Hestagjá ravine has been suggested as an ideal location.

Lögberg, the Law Rock in Thingvellir National Park, is an important aspect of Iceland's history. A speaker who would read aloud the rules of the commonwealth in Lögberg during the Icelandic Commonwealth period of 930 to 1262. Lögberg was a place where members of the community might come together to settle a dispute, share news, or discuss significant issues. Many Icelandic sagas honored Lögberg, particularly when Iceland converted to Christianity. The usage of Lögberg as a venue to talk and settle legal disputes fell out of favor in 1262, when Icelanders established an alliance with the Norwegian monarch, and its location has long been a source of contention among historians and archeologists.

Location: 7V5H+V3R, Thingvellir, Iceland