Author Archives for Pål Ødegård

In the Bronze Age, more than 3000 years ago, groups of people created images in the rock face at Evenhus. Boats, small whales, deer and other figures were carved into the rock surfaces. The motifs are most visible in the low evening sunlight. The early hunter rock art and the later agrarian engravings were made...

The bedrock rose from the sea over 3300 years ago, and the oldest figures may be just as old. Where the lines from different figures overlap, we can see which were carved first. The oldest images show elks and small whales – probably porpoises. The more than thirty boat motifs were carved over the animal...

You are standing in a unique location. Behind you, the Trondheim Fjord opens up to the great ocean. To the east, small fjord arms stretch into large forested areas. To the north, the fjord continues its journey. In the time of rock art, Fosen and the westward mountains were only separated from the mainland by...

The skier is quite unique, and was rediscovered in 2001. Carved images of skiers have only been found at a few locations around the world. The person on ski is not facing the fjord but is on his or her way upward and inland. The skier appears to be pursuing two animals, probably moose. The...

The Bøla reindeer is among the most well-known petroglyphs in Norway and Scandinavia. About 6,000 years ago, this naturalistically carved life-size female reindeer, 1.80 m long and 1.35 m tall, was chiselled into the rock face. The rock art was rediscovered in the 1840s. It is the most well-preserved petroglyph at Bøla, with only parts...

Viosen emerged as a town in the 1880s. Steamboats replaced rowing boats, boosting traffic between Snåsa and the surrounding region. The Seem Coaching Inn became the hub. There was an increase in goods and travel. At least 43 different businesses established themselves in the town until 1920. The Snåsen Trade Guild and Sivertsen’s Tannery were...

Ingen fortalte for ettertiden hva som skjedde da oppdalinger ble gravlagt i gravfeltet på Vang. Gravleggingene skjedde over en periode på flere hundre år før 1000-tallet etter Kristus. I ettertid undret folk seg over hva som skjedde. De forstod at mer enn 800 hauger måtte skjule graver. Men hvor langt tilbake i tid og hvorfor...

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