Lögberg

Lögberg was a rocky site in the Þingvellir area of southwestern Iceland, where the Icelandic parliament, the Althing, used to meet.

From the founding of the Althing around the year 930, the Lawspeaker (lögsögumaður) sat here and delivered laws, speeches, and public announcements from this spot. Participants in the assembly could also present their proposals and arguments here, and the assembly was both convened and dissolved from Lögberg.

Lögberg served its purpose until 1262, when Iceland recognized Norwegian sovereignty.