The Go?afoss (Icelandic: "waterfall of the gods" or "waterfall of the go?i") is a waterfall in Iceland. It is located in the B?r?ardalur district of Northeastern Region at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The water of the river Skj?lfandaflj?t falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters.[1] The river has its origin deep in the Icelandic highland and runs from the highland through the B?r?ardalur valley, from Sprengisandur in the Highlands.
In the year 999 or 1000 the lawspeaker ?orgeir Lj?svetningago?i made Christianity the official religion of Iceland. According to a modern myth, it is said that upon returning from the Al?ingi, ?orgeir threw his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall.[2] The story of ?orgeir's role in the adoption of Christianity in Iceland is preserved in Ari ?orgilsson's ?slendingab?k. "?slendingab?k", however, makes no mention of ?orgeir throwing his idols into Go?afoss. A window in Akureyrarkirkja, the Cathedral of Akureyri, illustrates this story.
