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Showing posts with label Norway 5. Show all posts

Norway - Viking Monuments and Sites - Vestfold Ship Burials and Hyllestad Quernstone Quarries

"1. Vestfold Ship Burials: Borre; Oseberg; Gokstad
2. Hyllestad Quernstone Quarries

The Viking serial nomination comprises land-, sea- and townscapes stretching from the North Atlantic to the Baltic Sea. Among the thousands of Viking sites from the eighth to the twelfth centuries AD, these nine nominated properties from six nations are outstanding examples representing the wide diversity of this early maritime culture..."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List


Gokstad Ship, a viking ship in the Olso Museum. Thanks to Cathrine of Norway.

Norway - Svalbard Archipelago

Great postcard of Svalbard. It is sent from mainland Norway. Hope to one day get a postcard sent from the Svalbard itself. Thanks to Bente of Norway.


Norway - The Lofoten islands

Postcard of Lofoten of Norway (Norge) is breath-taking view. Location is just north of the Artic Circle. Thanks so much to Michael of South Africa.