Skógafoss waterfall
#raketoudosveta / August, 2020
_classic 62m high and
15 m wide waterfall is the last and
most spectacular in a series of falls
that are found in the Skógá River_
_over 30 beautiful smaller waterfalls grace the river
before it ultimately gushes over the cliffs at Skógar
_The Legend of Skógar Falls
A legend tells of a man named Thrasi Thórólfsson, the first settler at Skógar who hid a chest full of gold underneath the waterfall. Repeated glimpses of the chest eventually enticed three men to make an attempt to retrieve the chest from the water. The men managed to get ahold of one of the handles, but as they tried to drag the chest to land, the ring broke off and the chest disappeared once again under the falls, putting an end to their efforts. It is said that the ring once served as a handle on the church door at Skógar Church and can be seen today on the entrance door at Skógar Folk Museum. When the sun shines on Skógafoss you can still see a glimmer of gold appearing In the waterfall_
An old rhyme about this legend says:
‘Thrasi’s chest is full of riches
under the Skógar Falls.
Whosoever is first to find it
gets to keep it all.’
