The Fall of the Gods

This is an HDR of Goðafoss in Iceland. One of the most spectacular waterfalls, it is an itegral part of icelandic history. in the year 1000 AD, The Lawspeaker of Iceland Þorgeirr Ljósvetningagoði went to a meeting to decide the official religion of Iceland. After being convinced that Iceland would become a christian nation, he tossed his statues of the norse gods into this waterfall, not far from his home. The waterfall is appropriately named, as it is quite litterally the fall of the gods.