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Thingvellir National Park was founded by law in 1930. The Act states that “Þingvellir at Öxará shall be a protected national shrine for all Icelanders.†In 2004 Þingvellir was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. During the Old Commonwealth era (930-1262), The Lögretta (Law Council) was responsible for law making and the resolution of legal disputes. Laws were recited from memory