Lögberg

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Lögberg is the historic Law Rock at Þingvellir in Iceland, where the Althing, one of the world’s oldest parliaments, traditionally convened and laws were proclaimed.

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Lögberg canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
associatedWith Althing ⓘ
Icelandic Commonwealth ⓘ
Icelandic legal tradition ⓘ
Icelandic national assembly ⓘ
linked to: Althing
country Iceland ⓘ
culturalContext Norse legal tradition ⓘ
medieval Icelandic society ⓘ
endUseDate late 18th century ⓘ
governingBody Þingvellir National Park administration ⓘ
hasFeature elevated platform for speakers ⓘ
natural rock outcrop ⓘ
hasRole meeting place of the Althing ⓘ
place where laws were proclaimed ⓘ
symbolic center of Icelandic national identity ⓘ
hasViewOf Þingvellir plain ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
languageOfName Icelandic ⓘ
literalMeaning Law Rock ⓘ
locatedIn Southwest Iceland ⓘ
Þingvellir ⓘ
Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
locatedOn North American tectonic plate ⓘ
material volcanic rock ⓘ
near Þingvallavatn ⓘ
notableFor gatherings of chieftains and free men ⓘ
oral proclamation of laws by the lawspeaker ⓘ
partOf rift valley at Þingvellir ⓘ
Þingvellir area ⓘ
presentDayUse ceremonial events ⓘ
national commemorations ⓘ
tourist visits ⓘ
region Southern Region of Iceland ⓘ
significance central place in early Icelandic governance ⓘ
site of one of the world’s oldest parliaments ⓘ
symbol of Icelandic democracy ⓘ
startUseDate circa 930 ⓘ
timePeriod Icelandic Commonwealth period ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
usedFor announcement of laws ⓘ
dispute settlement gatherings ⓘ
legal proclamations ⓘ
political assemblies ⓘ
public speeches ⓘ

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