thumb|hraunfossar thumb|hraunfossar in snow and ice hraunfossar (borgarfjÃ¶rÃ°ur, western iceland) is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier langjÃ¶kull. the waterfalls pour into the hvÃ­tÃ¡ river from ledges of less porous rock in the lava. the name hraun comes from the icelandic word for lava. the hraunfossar are situated near hÃºsafell and reykholt and lava-tube cave vÃ­Ã°gelmir is close by. literally a stone's throw upstream from hraunfossar, there is another waterfall called barnafoss. its name, the waterfall of the children, comes from an accident which is said to have taken place here in former times. there was a natural bridge over the waterfall and two children from a nearby farm fell to their deaths crossing the river on the bridge. afterwards, the grief-struck mother had the bridge destroyed. ==see also==  * waterfalls of iceland ==external links== ===hraunfossar=== *great photographs from hraunfossar *hraunfossar - photo gallery from islandsmyndir.is *information *photos *photos of hraunfossar and west iceland ===barnafoss=== *painting by a. jÃ³nsson  
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