{"id":22,"date":"2012-12-10T13:53:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T13:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avaldsnes.info\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2018-10-13T17:25:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T17:25:10","slug":"informasjon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avaldsnes.info\/en\/informasjon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Text. Marit Synn\u00f8ve Vea<\/span><\/p>\n

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Odin came to Avaldsnes and told king Olav Tryggvason about king Augvald and other kings that had lived at Avaldsnes before his time. (Photo Gunnar str\u00f8m)<\/p><\/div>\n

AVALDSNES \u2013 NORWAY\u2019S OLDEST ROYAL SEAT<\/strong>
\nMost people know Avaldsnes as the royal residence of Harald Fairhair (Finehair) and other kings we know from the Norse sagas, but Avaldsnes was the seat of kings long before 870 AD, when Harald Fairhair placed his principal royal manor here.<\/p>\n

Avaldsnes was a royal seat for more than 1000 years, from approx. 200 – 1400 AD, longer than anywhere else in Scandinavia. Some of these kings are known from Norse sagas and skaldic poems, others from archaeology.<\/p>\n

THE FIRST KINGS AT AVALDSNES WERE SEA KINGS<\/strong>
\nThere were several bases for sea kings along the sailing route Nordvegen (Nor\u00f0vegr), but Avaldsnes was the largest and most important of these. Among the 13 sea-kings Iron Age manors in the outer coast, Avaldsnes is the site with the richest finds, most numerous monumental mounds and the longest continuity.<\/p>\n

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The first royal seat at Avaldsnes, about 300 AD. To the left; Hall facing the strait Karmsundet: Center of the picture; large long house. The triangular stone setting with bautas is the oldest one we know in Norway and the highest erected stones in Scandinavia. Ill. by Arkikon based on archaeological excavations.<\/p><\/div>\n

Throughout the centuries, the sea-king milieu at Avaldsnes acquired a superb competence in ship technology, maritime skills and maritime warfare. Ship finds from the area also suggest that the sailing Viking ship was developed here.<\/p>\n

The sea kings had the sea as their domain. They traveled to distant regions to gain friends and alliance partners, and they went on raids to plunder or fight enemies. They brought home new ideas, cultural impulses and wealth. They were innovative and the first to introduce new customs and new technology.<\/p>\n

From this sea-king milieu, the Norwegian kingdom grew forth after Harald Fairhair came to power around 870 AD.<\/p>\n

HARALD FAIRHAIR, THE FOUNDER OF A KINGSDOM \u2013 THE FOUNDER OF A DYNASTI<\/strong>
\nHarald Fairhair started his career as a sea king, he was the first who could truly be called the ruler of the sailing route Nordvegen. During his long reign, he extended his realm when he also gained control over the hinterland. Harald Fairhair became a land king, thus laying the foundation for the Kingdom of Norway.<\/p>\n

Harald Fairhair was not only the founder of a kingdom; he was also the founder of a dynasty. Those who reigned after him had to prove legitimate family ties with Harald before assuming their right to the throne. It was also important for them to affirm their royal power precisely at Avaldsnes.<\/p>\n

One obvious reason for this was Avaldsnes\u2019 strategic location by the strait Karmsundet \u2013 The North Way. Another reason was that Avaldsnes had gained the mythical position as THE SACRED PLACE \u2013 the site where the kings could prove that they were descendants of the Gods.<\/p>\n

9th\u201310th century skaldic poems as well as 13th century sagas implies that Avaldsnes was the principal royal manor of Harald Fairhair. He lived here, he died here and he was buried close to the strait Karmsund.<\/p>\n

Harald Fairhair died around 930, but Avaldsnes continued to be a royal residence for Harald\u2019s descendents who followed him as kings. Among these kings were Eric Blodaxe, Haakon the Good, Olav Tryggvason, St. Olaf, Haakon Haakonson and Haakon V Magnusson.<\/p>\n

Read more: Avaldsnes – A Sea-Kings’ Manor in First-Millennium Western Scandinavia<\/a>\u00a0 Ed. Dagfinn Skre, (Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG<\/span>,\u00a02017<\/span>\u00a0)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Text. Marit Synn\u00f8ve Vea AVALDSNES \u2013 NORWAY\u2019S OLDEST ROYAL SEAT Most people know Avaldsnes as the royal residence of Harald Fairhair (Finehair) and other kings we know from the Norse sagas, but Avaldsnes was the seat of kings long before 870 AD, when Harald Fairhair placed his principal royal manor here. Avaldsnes was a royal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nKongene p\u00e5 Avaldsnes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I over 3000 \u00e5r sat fyrstar og kongar p\u00e5 Avaldsnes og kontrollerte skipstrafikken langs Norskekysten. 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