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title: Logberg – Althing Meeting Place at Thingvellir, Iceland
author: Adam Fagen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9849/logberg---althing-meeting-place-at-thingvellir-ice/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Logberg – Althing Meeting Place at Thingvellir, Iceland

_Authored by Adam Fagen_

## Image File

[![Logberg – Althing Meeting Place at Thingvellir, Iceland](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9849.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9849.jpg)

## Image Caption

The proposed location of the Lögberg ([Law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/) Rock) at which Iceland's Althing (General Assembly, founded by the [Vikings](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) in 930 CE) would have met until 1262 CE when Iceland was brought under Norwegian rule. It lies in Thingvellir which is now a National Park site about 40km northeast of Reykjavik.

## External Links

- [Why Thingvellir National Park is the Heart and Soul of Iceland](https://www.peopleareculture.com/thingvellir-national-park/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Fagen, A. (2019, January 10). Logberg – Althing Meeting Place at Thingvellir, Iceland. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9849/logberg---althing-meeting-place-at-thingvellir-ice/>
### Chicago
Fagen, Adam. "Logberg – Althing Meeting Place at Thingvellir, Iceland." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 10, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9849/logberg---althing-meeting-place-at-thingvellir-ice/>.
### MLA
Fagen, Adam. "Logberg – Althing Meeting Place at Thingvellir, Iceland." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jan 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9849/logberg---althing-meeting-place-at-thingvellir-ice/>.

## License & Copyright

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