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Þingvellir (Icelandic: [ˈθiŋkˌvɛtlɪr̥] (About this soundlisten), anglicised as Thingvellir[Note 1]) was the site of the Alþiing, the annual parliament of Iceland from 930 CE until the last session held at Þingvellir in 1798 CE.[2] Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Reykjavik.[3]
Þingvellir is now a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. To its south lies Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.[4]
Þingvellir National Park (þjóðgarðurinn á Þingvöllum) was founded in 1930, marking the 1000th anniversary of the Althing. The park was later expanded to protect the diverse and natural phenomena in the surrounding area, and was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2004.
The name Þingvellir is derived from the Old Norse Þingvǫllr, from þing (“thing, assembly”) and vǫllr (“field”), meaning assembly fields. Compare the English thing and weald (“Thingweald”) from Anglo-Saxon þing and weald. The site takes its name from Alþing (Althing), the national parliament of Iceland, which was founded at Þingvellir in 930 and held its sessions there until 1798. A thing was a form of governing assembly found in Germanic societies, and a tradition that endures to this day in one form or another across Northern Europe.
Although the name Þingvellir is plural, the older form Þingvǫllr is singular, and the modern singular form Þingvöllur can still be heard.
The name is most commonly anglicised as Thingvellir, and might appear as Tingvellir, Thingvalla or Tingvalla in other languages. The spelling Pingvellir is also seen, although the letter “p” does not correspond to the letter “þ” (thorn), which is pronounced [θ], like the th in thirst.
Dingwall and Tingwall in Scotland, Thingwall in England, Tynwald on the Isle of Man, Dinklage in Germany, and Tingvoll in Norway bear names of the same root and meaning.
According to the Book of Settlements (Landnámabók), the settlement of Iceland began in 874 CE when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent Norwegian settler on the island.[6][7] Over the next centuries, people of Norse and Celtic origin settled in Iceland. Early on, district assemblies were formed, but as the population grew, there was a need for a general assembly. The descendants of Ingólfur who dominated the region of southwest Iceland had become the most powerful family in the country, and other chieftains felt a need for a general assembly to limit their power.
Grímur Geitskör was allotted the role of rallying support and finding a suitable location for the assembly. At about the same time, the owner of Bláskógar (the contemporary name for the Þingvellir region) was found guilty of murder. His land was declared public, and then obligated to be used for assembly proceedings, and the building of temporary dwellings, and the forest to be used for kindling and the grazing of horses. The Þingvellir area was chosen for this reason and for its accessibility to the most populous regions of the north, south and west.[8] The longest journey a goði (chieftain) had to travel was 17 days, from the easternmost part of the country where mountains and glacial rivers proved bothersome obstacles.[9]
The foundation of the Icelandic parliament is said to be the founding of the nation of Iceland, and the first parliamentary proceedings in the summer of 930 laid the ground for a common cultural heritage and national identity. Þingvellir played a central role in the history of the country, and its history runs almost parallel with the history of the Icelandic Commonwealth.
Þingvellir eru flatir, grasi grónir vellir norðan við Þingvallavatn á bökkum Öxarár, sem rennur eftir völlunum út í Þingvallavatn, sem er stærsta stöðuvatn á Íslandi. Þjóðgarður var stofnaður árið 1928 og nær hann yfir Þingvelli og nánasta umhverfi þeirra. Í Öxará er Öxarárfoss, þar sem áin steypist ofan í Almannagjá. Rennur áin síðan eftir gjánni og svo út úr henni og niður á vellina. Almannagjá er sprunga við vestanverða sigdældina á milli úthafsflekanna tveggja sem Ísland liggur á.
Almannagjá á Þingvöllum
Flosagjá
Þingvellir eru einn af mikilvægustu stöðunum í íslenskri sögu. Alþingi var stofnað á Þingvöllum árið 930 og kom þar saman árlega allt fram til ársins 1798. Það var árið 999 eða 1000 sem lögsögumaðurinn Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði lagðist undir feld og lýsti Íslendinga í kjölfarið kristna.
Staðsetning Þingvalla
Það var einnig á Þingvöllum sem Íslendingar lýstu yfir sjálfstæði þann 17. júní 1944. Þangað hafa margir íslenskir listamenn sótt innblástur sinn, til dæmis Jóhannes Kjarval.
Skammt frá Þingvallakirkju er svokallaður þjóðargrafreitur, þar sem Jónas Hallgrímsson og Einar Benediktsson eru grafnir.