Barnafossar
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Barnafossar (also known as Hraunfossar) is a group of waterfalls in Western Iceland, about 200 km from Reykjavík. They flow out of a lava field, creating a stunning scenery.
[edit] Barnafossar in Folk Mythology
Many Icelandic folk tales have been associated with Barnafossar, the most famous being about two boys from a nearby farm, Hraunsás. One day, the boys parents went with their ploughmen to a church. The boys were supposed to stay at home but as they grew bored they decided to follow their parents. They were going to make a shortcut and crossing a natural stone-bridge that was above the waterfalls. But on their way they felt dizzy and fell into the water and drowned. When their mother found out what had happened, she put a spell on the bridge saying that nobody would ever cross it without drowning himself. A little while later, the bridge was demolished in an earthquake.
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