My story? Well, not really mine, but Harald's! Harald Fairhair is considered to be the man who united Norway back in the day. He started off as just another leader of his tribe and one day he saw a woman he fancied. He started courting her, but she had her sights set a bit higher and wouldn't give him the time of day. She did give him a challenge though: unite all the the different areas of Norway and she would reconsider. So, Harald set to it and after a while he had united the whole country. Fortunately the woman was true to her word and they got together. A thousand years later in 1872 this monument was erected as he is supposed to be buried nearby. The money was raised by public subscription.
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteWell, it's clearly a dam and the only famous dam that jumps to mind right now is the Hoover Dam... but I don't think you have been there, have you?... oh WAIT! - is it Niagara Falls??? YAM xx
That picture kind of looks like Hoover dam but we don't think Hoover dam has anything like that person painted on it. We will be curious to see where it really is.
ReplyDeleteIk weet het niet helemaal zeker maar het kan volgens mij de stuwdam bij Tignes zijn waar wij in 1992 overheen zijn gegaan
ReplyDeleteThank you for the story of Harold, I shall have to look him up and find out more about him. Again no idea where your photo is this week, it is a dam and has a picture of someone who looks a bit like Elvis or Shakin' Stevens on it, (I wonder how that fot there?), but as to where it is???
ReplyDeleteThat's a very interesting story.
ReplyDeleteI have no clue on the new photo.
That's an interesting story about the monument. Please say hello to Miss Oswin from us.
ReplyDeleteYet again, not a clue. Obviously it is a dam but unknown to me. Hugs
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