Folk Museum

Oslo - The Old and the New

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August 10th 2010
Today was our first full day in Oslo, and we woke up to a cloudy cool day. We decided to go to Bygdoy which is a peninsula adjoining Oslo, but very underdeveloped. We went first to the Norwegian Folk Museum where old buildings from different areas of Norway were reassembled and furnished according to the era. Most of the buildings were medieval farm buildings and cottages. It's an open air mu ... read more

Europe » Norway » Eastern Norway » Oslo

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more