The Dirt Road is Steep

Otternes, a farm near Flaam

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October 11th 2009
I walked along the fjord on a foot/bicycle pathfor about 4km to get to the sign and the farm ...Otternes 0.5. The half Kilometer to the ancient site was almost straight up. Well not quite... Once on the site I met a man who worked the farm but lived further down the mountain. He said his ancestors had lived on the farm in the 1700. Now he rents from his brother. He did not go into details. ... read more

Europe » Norway » Western Norway » Flåm

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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