Thingvellir (Þingvellir) - site of Icelandic Parliament from 930 to 1798
Parliament used to meet here for two weeks each summer. No permanent buildings were ever erected, temporary turf huts being built each year. The parliament was presided over by the Lawspeaker, a position elected every three years. For several centuries, before the laws were written down, the Lawspeaker was expected to recite the laws from memory. Not a job I could ever do.....
Þingvellir National Park is a popular tourist destination; a path runs around the site that takes about half an hour to walk around.
Thingvellir (Þingvellir) - site of Icelandic Parliament from 930 to 1798
Parliament used to meet here for two weeks each summer. No permanent buildings were ever erected, temporary turf huts being built each year. The parliament was presided over by the Lawspeaker, a position elected every three years. For several centuries, before the laws were written down, the Lawspeaker was expected to recite the laws from memory. Not a job I could ever do.....
Þingvellir National Park is a popular tourist destination; a path runs around the site that takes about half an hour to walk around.