Ófærufoss waterfall - Iceland

This waterfall flows into the largest volcanic canyon in the world, “Eldgjá“ (meaning: Fire Canyon), created in the Viking Age, around 930 AD when the largest lava flow on Earth in historic time flowed here in the South-Eastern highlands of Iceland and created this massive canyon. This cataclysm was interpreted by the heathen Icelanders as the beginning of Ragnarök, the end of the world in which the gods, led by Odin, would battle the Frost Giants, the Fenris wolf and the Midgard serpent facing mutual destruction and may have inspired the prophetic poem Völuspá. There was a natural stone bridge that crossed the waterfall but this arch was broken in 1993. Visit our website! Follow our daily posts and videos! FACEBOOK: See the beauty of Icelandic nature! INSTAGRAM: #Iceland #Icelandtours #guidetoiceland