The original Althing had 49 members – mostly district leaders – as well as a Lawspeaker, who presided while sitting on a rock called the lögberg, or law rock. The Althing met every year, drawing large crowds who camped nearby, since any free man could attend. In fact, it was the year’s main social event. Today’s Althing doesn’t look so different, except that it moved inside after almost 900 years on the field at Thingvellir, it has 63 members, and it generally invites the population to participate by watching on TV.