Sverd i fjell

Sverd i fjell
Location within Norway.
Coordinates 58°56′29″N 5°40′17″E / 58.941410°N 5.671341°E / 58.941410; 5.671341
Location Hafrsfjord, Norway
Designer Fritz Røed
Material Bronze
Height 10 metres (33 ft)
Completion date 1983

Sverd i fjell (English: Swords in Rock) is a commemorative monument located in the Hafrsfjord neighborhood of Madla, a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway.

The monument was created by sculptor Fritz Røed from Bryne and was unveiled by king Olav V of Norway in 1983. The three bronze swords stand 10 metres (33 ft) tall and are planted into the rock of a small hill next to the fjord. They commemorate the historic Battle of Hafrsfjord that took place there in the year 872, when King Harald Fairhair gathered all of Norway under one crown.[1]

The largest sword represents the victorious Harald, and the two smaller swords represent the defeated petty kings. The monument also represents peace, since the swords are planted into solid rock, so they may never be removed.

Popular culture

The monument was featured in the 2005 documentary, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, when Sam Dunn traveled to Norway to document on Norwegian black metal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Fritz Røed" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-04-19.

External links

Images

Swords in Rock


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