#østfold

[everydayesterday]

Bronze Age (1700-500 BCE) petroglyphs at the Begbyfelt in the Østfold region of Norway.

photos by me. 2024-07-24.

[The carvings into the rock were painted red at some point; this is no longer done.]

[ragnarfredrik]

Frozen

[stefan-a-sture]

Åtte trær fotografert på Kalnes, i snø og tåke. Sveip for å se alle. Analogt mellomforamtskamera fra 1950-tallet; Rolleicord VA1. Svart/hvitt-film; Rollei Superpan 200. Håndholdt lysmåler. Foto: @stefan.a.sture #sarpsborg_bilder #minbysarpsborg #minby #byenmin #sarpsborg #sarp #særp #sarping #særping #sarpsborgfoto #sarpsborgbilder #sarpsborgibilder #saverden #nrkostfold #visitsarpsborg #isarpsborg #visitøstfold #østfold #mittøstfold #myhometown #norgeimitthjerte #rolleisuperpan200 #rolleicord #rolleimoments #kalnesvideregåendeskole #kalnesvgs #trær #trees #analogphotography #bnw (ved Sarpsborg, Norway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpKqMk2Masj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[michaelnordeman]

Lundsneset Nature Reserve in Østfold fylke, Norway (September 28, 2022).

[huariqueje]

Evening Sun , Hvaler - Amaldus Clarin Nielsen,  1900.

Norwegian,  1838-1932

Oil on canvas

[mothmiso]

Pentax Forums-Daily In June 2024 (2) (3) (4) by Cato Søbye

[ostfold-fellingsteknikk]

Østfold Fellingsteknikk

Utforsk våre eksperttjenester innen trevedlikehold i hele Østfold med Fellingsteknikk: Fjerning av trær, trebeskjæring, trepleie og stubbefjerning.

Østfold Fellingsteknikk

[ostfold1]

Rimeligste Malerfirma i Østfold

Rimelig malerfirma i Østfold - Østfold Maler Firma er stolt av å være ditt lokale profesjonelle malerfirma i Østfold. Ring oss i dag for alle dine maling- og gulvslipingsbehov for kommersielle, industrielle og boliger i Østfold.

[mapsontheweb]

Plural endings of most nouns in different Norwegian dialects.

by jkvatterholm

This map is of the plural ending, basically the same as English -s/-es. “Hest-ar”=“horse-es”.

Lot’s of fun stuff has happened with these endings. Categories have merged, systems have been simplified and R’s have been lost.

Was really hard to find info about everything though. I originally wanted to include the other Nordic nations, but there is not enough information, and they don’t necessarily follow the same system as Norwegian, having merged genders and such, so they would not fit.

Original:

Old Norse: hestar - greinir - kirkjur - hús

Some dialects:

Oslo: hester - greiner - kjerker - hus

Innherred: hesta’ - greini’ - kjerskå’ - hus

Telemark: hestar - greinir - kyrkjur - hus

Østfold: hestær - greiner - kjerker - huser/hus

Vefsen: hestæ’ - greine’ - kjørskor - hus

Hardanger: hestar - greiner - kyrkjor - hus

Setesdal: hesta’ - greini’ - kyrkjou’ - hus

Sunnmøre: hesta’ - greine’ - kirkje’ - hus

Written:

English: horses - branches - churches - houses

Nynorsk: hestar - greiner - kyrkjer - hus

Classic NN: hestar - greiner - kyrkjor - hus

Bokmål: hester - greiner - kirker - hus

Most common changes:

In the east most categories have merged to “-er”. Vikværsk has preserved “-ar” as “-ær”.

In Vikværsk and most Vestlandsk the feminine nouns have merged, and is distinct from masculine.

Most of Norway has lost the -r, together with some of Sweden.

U/O/Å is quite interchangeable. Sometimes becoming A. A sometimes becomes Æ or E.

More remote places tend to preserve the different categories better.

[whencyclopedia]

Exploring Norways' Forgotten Stone Circles & Petroglyphs

Right outside the cities of Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg in South-East Norway, there are two archaeological, intriguing and beautiful sites, the Hunnfelt, a monument consisting of several stone circles and burial sites, and the Begbyfelt, a large collection of petroglyphs. The sites are encoded with a rich and still not fully understood history stretching from the early Bronze Age (1700-1100 BCE.) to the Viking Age (790-1100 CE).

South-East Norway and the county called “Østfold” is not especially famous for its historical value in Norway. Nor is Norway in any way as aware of its pre-historic monuments, stone circles, and other stone structures as, for example, Great Britain. There is great interest for sites such as Stonehenge (England) and The Standing Stones of Stenness (Scotland) both locally and internationally, with thousands of tourists visiting every year but very few travel to explore the Hunnfelt, Begbyfelt and similar sites in Norway. Even parts of the local population are in the dark about their region's hidden treasures. But that does not mean there is not a lot to explore. In fact, Østfold is the county in Norway with the largest number of petroglyphs from the Bronze Age (1700-500 BCE), and the region contains the most concentrated historical monuments from both the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (500 BCE- 500CE) in Norway.

The Hunnfelt

After a little bit over an hour's ride from Oslo, as you drive onto a narrow and bumpy road and park at an abandoned parking lot in between a field and a forest, you would never anticipate what awaits you right behind the trees. Nothing suggests to you an entrance to a site of historical importance.

However, after only a few steps into the woods a large clearing opens up and nine stone circles become visible as they wind up a slight slope. The stone circles at Hunn are not as monumentally impressive as larger stone circles such as Stonehenge, but the site is in many ways equally mysterious as no one is completely sure what they were used for. The whole Hunnfelt is known as a burial site as it also contains several burial mounds, dating mostly from Pre-Roman (500 BCE) to the Late Iron Age (550-1050 CE), but it is not clear if the circles were a part of the burial site or if they were used for some other purpose. Due to the fact that the locals for a long time have named the site “Tingstedet”, translating to “the place of the law”, it has been thought that the site was used as a place for legal judgment or law-making. However, the archaeological finds of the burial sites have weakened this theory. Today it is more commonly thought that the circles were just a part of the burial complex or that it was a ceremonial site for pagan worship, possibly linked to burial, the celebration of seasons or one or more of the Norse gods and goddesses. The reason for the stone circle monument's longitudinal alignment along a North-South axis is also unknown.

Entering the clearing and just standing there for a few moments to admire the beautiful monument and breathe in the fresh Norwegian air leaves you feeling peaceful, but still curious as to what the site was originally used for by its ancient builders. At the site, you are free to walk wherever you like, or you can follow the trails through the different circles to the top of the slope where there are several bigger mounds. The stones in the standing circles vary in height as some reach up to the hip, while others almost to the shoulders. Most of the circles consist of 12, 13 or 15 individual stones.

You can sit down in the grass or on one of the stones in the mounds and just enjoy the beautiful view of the site and surrounding nature or you can walk over to one of the information boards that have been placed in different spots around the site to provide more detailed information about the mounds and circles, and also the archaeological excavations conducted at the site. The area had been known for a long time before the first excavation was conducted in 1894 CE. After the first excavation, several other unofficial excavations took place. A systematic excavation was conducted between 1950 and 1953 CE, involving many international archaeologists. During this work, rich finds were discovered in the burial mounds spanning from Late- Roman times to the Viking Age, as well as residence and agricultural residues from the late Stone Age (4000-1700 BCE) and Bronze Age. Later, it was also established that the oldest burial mounds date from the Bronze Age. There are even more of these mounds and circles if you continue to walk further into the forest around the clearing with the main stone circles. The Hunnfelt is really a unique site with an enchanting atmosphere, where you can spend hours learning and exploring while surrounded by beautiful nature.

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[blueiscoool]

A 4000-Year-Old Stone Box Grave Discovered in Norway

Archaeologists report an extremely important 4,000-year-old stone box grave has been unearthed in Western Norway, describing it as the most unique Stone Age find in Norway in the last 100 years.

This significant find, which archaeologists believe will provide information about how agriculture came to Western Norway, was discovered south of Vestkapp in Selje, Vestland. The grave is four meters long and over two meters wide.

It’s a sensational discovery and the most unique Stone Age finds in Norway in the last 100 years, says Morten Ramstad at the antiquities section at the University of Bergen.

The grave is a ‘hellekistegrave’, or stone box grave, a type of burial site that has previously only been found in Buskerud, Østfold, and Denmark, but never in Western Norway. Such a grave’s finding here is noteworthy and may help explain when agriculture, which first appeared in Norway circa 3950 BC, made its way to Western Norway.

The fact that this type of grave has not been previously found in Western Norway adds to the significance of the discovery.

Researchers may be able to ascertain the individuals’ ages, places of origin, and methods of transportation to Western Norway thanks to the exceptionally well-preserved human bone material discovered at the site.

Following the retreat of the great ice sheets, the first inhabitants migrated north into what is now Norway around 10,000 years ago. They were hunter-gatherers who lived off of seafood and game, particularly reindeer. The first agricultural settlements appeared around the Oslofjord between 5,000 and 4,000 BC. Between 1500 BC and 500 BC, agricultural settlements gradually spread throughout southern Norway, while residents north of Trndelag continued to hunt and fish.

The Neolithic period, beginning in 4000 BC, marked the beginning of agriculture in Norway. The Migration Period saw the establishment of the first chieftains and the construction of hilltop forts. Norwegians began to spread across the seas to the British Isles in the eighth century, and later to Iceland and Greenland. The Viking Age also saw the country’s unification.

The discovery of the 4,000-year-old grave in Western Norway adds to our understanding of the region’s agricultural history. The grave’s exceptionally well-preserved condition, as well as the human bone material discovered within it, could provide valuable data for researchers.

By Oğuz Büyükyıldırım.

[have-you-been-here]

Old Svinesund bridge

Bohuslän, Sweden and Østfold, Norway

[stefan-a-sture]

Regnpytt #fujifilmxt4 #fujifilmnorge #regn #regnvær #rain #drops #dråper #vanndam #dPSWeeklyChallenge #dPSInTheRain #sarpsborg #nrkosloogviken #nrkostfold #waterdrops #pytt #regnpytt #regndråper #mittøstfold #østfold (ved Sarpsborg, Norway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPwzUEsM7K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tarjeismoeworknews]

Today it was announced that Tarjei will play Saint Olav in the musical comedy «Olav den Heldige» - Frøyas kjærlighet ("Olav the Lucky" - Frøya's love) after its initial main actor (Johannes Fürst) quit. Tarjei will be joined on stage by actress Maja Christiansen as well as 35 local actors.

This is the second of a total of three family shows that bring you into the epic superhero universe of Saint Olav. Performance takes place in the year 1016 AD. Olav has traveled all over the country to bring Norway under his control. He founded Borg (today known as Sarpsborg), which became the capital of Norway. Now only one thing remains. A real king must have a queen. But in the search for his chosen one, he receives strong opposition from the Swedish king. In Olav's attempt to convert the country to Christianity, he meets resistance both from his own people and not the least from the Norse gods. «Olav den Heldige» - Frøyas kjærlighet takes on the task of creating the epic and magnificent tale that Norse mythology, the saga of kings, and the life of Saint Olav deserves!- olavsdagene.no

Good evening Norway has talked to both leading actors after the production company’s announcement: “It is, of course, sad that Johannes had to leave, because I had really looked forward to working with him. That said, I am sure that Tarjei will do an excellent job,” says Maja Christiansen. The "Rådebank" star says that it was actually she who suggested Moe as a candidate to take over the role. “He has a playful energy and a wise head. We haven't worked properly together before, so it will be a pleasure,” she states. The production company reports that they are proud to have Moe as the new lead. The actor is looking forward to returning to the stage after having been busy studying script writing at the Norwegian Film School in Lillehammer, where he also lives. “I have therefore not had the opportunity to play much theatre in the last two years, so it will be very good to do it this summer,” Moe says to God kveld Norge. “Why did you choose this role?” “The script seemed great fun, and it's also fun to be in Østfold for a bit since I'm half Østfolding myself,” replies the Skam star. He thinks that Christiansen contributing to him being offered the role, which will be his first leading role in a musical comedy, is very nice, and he is positive about the collaboration after the reading test for the play. By the summer of 2024, he will be a fully qualified scriptwriter. “The course requires a lot of time and is very rewarding and educational. But I'm also really looking forward to finishing my degree, and maybe going back to doing more acting in addition to my work as a scriptwriter.”

The musical will be performed this summer in Sarpsborg and Stiklestad, with premieres taking place on 12 July and 25 August, respectively, with a total of 10 performances.

Director: Nils Petter Mørland Choreographer: Charlott Utzig Set designer: Eilif Teisbo Lighting design: Oscar Udbye Costumes: Anette Werenskiold Screenplay: Aslak Maurstad, Mathias Luppichini, Sjur Marqvardsen and Patrik A. Stenseth Composer: Andreas Humlekjær

Social media: Instagram, Facebook

Website: https://www.deheldige.no/

[wordbunch]

Fun fact! The part of Norway I live in used to be called Østfold, which translates to Eastfold! So I can pretend I live in Middle Earth!

That's actually extremely cool! I don't have any cool geographical names around 🤣 but I can relatively easily reach a forest, a lake, or a mountain, and then pretend I'm adventuring 😝

[topsportsasia]

Fredrikstad's Nikoline Andresen to represent Norway at Miss World 2025

Nikoline Andrea Kolstad Tveter Andresen, 22, of Fredrikstad, Østfold County, Norway is Norway’s Miss World 2025 representative. She aims to give her home country its 11th Miss World placement. Norway has yet to win Miss World. The country’s highest placement in the competition was the runner-up finish of Ingeborg Sørensen in 1972 and the most recent one was the Top 7 finish of Mariann Birkedal…