Torfahlaup
Narrow Markarfljót gorge associated with the folk tale of Torfi's legendary leap.
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About Torfahlaup
Narrow Markarfljót gorge associated with the folk tale of Torfi's legendary leap.
See a dramatic narrow section of Markarfljót and the landscape behind one of the area's best-known local legends.
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Torfahlaup is a narrow gorge where Markarfljót cuts through the landscape. At its tightest point the gap is only a few metres wide. Local tradition says that people once jumped across the narrow section, and the place-name is tied to the story of a young man named Torfi who supposedly made the leap while carrying a woman as they fled from her relatives. The gorge should be viewed as a natural and folklore site; attempting to jump the gap would be extremely dangerous.
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Torfahlaup is a narrow gorge cut by the Markarfljót river.
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