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The rock carving ship on Samnøya, Fusa

Samnøya

13.03.2018 - 21:00

Seim

16.06.2018 - 18:51

Sæheim (Seim) at Lygrefjord is mentioned as one of the royal farms of Harald Hårfagre. Several of the first Norwegian national kings had their seat here, and the farm became Crown Property up to the 1400s. According to the sagas, Håkon den gode is buried on the farm.

Drawing of runic letters engraved in a carving knife from Fløksand.

Fløksand

19.05.2018 - 20:02

The rock paintings in Grødalshaug, Os

Grødalshaug

16.06.2018 - 15:52

At the bottom of Vargavågen on Halhjem lies Grødalshaug, a 30 metres high rocky outcrop between the bay and a moist valley cleft. On the south side of the rock is a steep rock cliff facing the valley, the bog and the stream. On this rock face we find rock carvings from the Bronze Age.