Photos by perhe : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Nære Kongsvinger, ja. Men vokt deg for å si at en odøling er fra Kongsvinger! Særlig hvis settingen er feil. F.eks. på Bøndernes Hus klokka halv tolv en lørdagskveld. Kan fort bli en springskalle av sånt;) Hilsen perhe

About minus 5 degrees, as far as I remember. Snow came later. perhe

The fort has always, ever since it was built in 1915, called Høytorp fort as its official name, and it still is. It lies nearby Mysen, OK, but the hill was from ancient times called "Høytorpåsen" (i.e. Høytorp Hill).

Joda, det er helt sant. Holmene heter det!

The picture shows Jøssingfjord. Åna-Sira is about 10 km further south!

Hei, Irene! Ja, ta en tur og se på den. Og nordre del av Bohuslän er fullt av megalitter, helleristninger og andre fornminner. Vel verd et besøk! Hilsen Per

Thank you, yushuming! Yes, it is rather strange; usually this is a place like any other, but after a heavy snowfall and with a bright winter sun, it turns to a jewel!

Yes! Those three swords are not old, they are made of bronze, and they stand at Hafrsfjord, outside Stavanger. You will find them on GE - about 2-3 km west of Stavanger city. The artist's name is Fritz Røed, and they are rather accurate depictions of Viking Age weapons. They were erected around 1980 as a monument commemorating the battle in Hafrsford AD 874. In this battle Harald Finehair defeated South Norwegian kings and their Danish allies, and united Norway to one kingdom.

Thanks. I tried to find out the name earlier, but GE isn't of much help there and I lack detailed mps of the area.