Þórólfsson A4

There is a legend of an early Viking settler in Iceland named Þrasi (Thrasi) Þórólfsson. Þrasi was an educated man who had some wealth to his name. According to the legend, before Þrasi died in 900 AD, he hid gold within a chest and placed it in a cave behind Skógafoss. Other stories say that Þrasi threw the chest into the pool beneath the waterfall. It is said that on a very sunny day, the base of the waterfall will shimmer gold. Unfortunately, I have yet to hear about in encounters of this legendary phenomenon. While we don’t know for sure if there is gold at Skógafoss, it has enticed many over the years. According to another local legend, a young boy almost succeeded. He claimed to have found the treasure chest but failed to retrieve it. However, he didn’t come away empty-handed. He tied a rope the ring on the side of the chest, but when he pulled, the ring came off. The boy then donated the gold ring to the Skógar Church. To give the story credibility, visitors today can see this same ring at the Skógar Folk Museum. I checked, there was no gold. • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²) • Giclée printing quality • Opacity: 94% • ISO brightness: 104%