Þingvellir (Thingvellir) is the National Park where the Althing, an open-air assembly representing the whole of Iceland, was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year, the assembly set laws - seen as a covenant between free men - and settled disputes.
Summary from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Photo: Thingvellir.jpg by Andreas Tille, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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