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The early Norse settlers believed that Óðinn's normally airborne horse Slættur, accidentally touched down on earth and left one very large hoofprint to prove it.
Geologists believe that the canyon was created by an eruption of the Grímsvötn caldera beneath distant Vatnajökull. It released an immense 'jökulhlaup', wihch ploughed northward down the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river and gouged out the canyon in a matter of three days or less.
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Photo Credits:
[jwz] Jim Ziebol, [dwb] Dave Bray.
