Þingvellir & Surroundings - 1st August 2003

Þingvellir & Surroundings, 11/18: The Drowning Pool

Next we visited the friendly-sounding Drowning Pool. Before capital punishment was abolished in the 19th century, this pool used to be used for the drowning of people convicted of witchcraft - although very few drownings ever actually took place. This pool was also exceptionally deep.

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