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Look closely to the lower left where you will notice a small relatively flat area adjacent to the fjord. Norwegians colonized these areas even before the Vikings to eke out a substance living. Well, not so much subsistence today.
Top of Norway

June 23rd 2018
As this is being written we've been at Jorpeland (a few miles north of the Pulpit Rock) a couple of hours following our 575 km trek from Oslo. So yeah that number of km only transfers to 357 miles, so about a five or six hour drive, right? Well no, it was a little under eleven. We left Oslo on a limited access four lane and made great time-Google maps must be wrong with the time we concluded. Abou ... read more
Europe » Norway » Western Norway » Odda

Norwegian Flag 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
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