The fabric of early human history is often woven with son of fact and fiction , mixing bullet points in textbooks with legends and traditions that bring to life schedules. These stories passed from generation to generation, humanize the past. detailed histories can not be summed up in numbered lists.
Monuments and works of art have a penchant for embody this interaction between reality and fiction, and Sverd i Fjell Norway is no different.
Roughly translating to Swords in Mountain, the Sverd i Fjell monument consists of three hulking swords representing the unification of the Norwegian warring factions under one banner.
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Although this process of unification actually happened over a few centuries, the battle of Hafrsfjord, which some researchers believe took place in the year 872 symbolizes those efforts. This is the event to which the monument is dedicated.
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the greater sword, the most ornate is one belonging to King Harald I, who won the battle of Hafrsfjord against two less powerful forces.
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Each sword is 30 feet high, and they all face the sea off the coast of Stavanger, Norway. The monument was built by sculptor Fritz R? Ed in 1938 under the leadership of King Olav V.
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this video will give you a better idea of what tourists see when they flock to the site each year.
(via Reddit)
We've all heard the story of King Arthur pulling Excalibur from the stone, but we be in trouble if we never met anyone who can free those swords to their resting place. For now, they are just waiting for giants.
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