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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kongsgaarden - Ancient Palace in Norway in Oslo

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Wednesday, 18 March 2020  Page Views: 938

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Kongsgaarden Alternative Name: Oslo kongsgård
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 0.722 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Oslo Type: Ancient Palace
Nearest Town: Oslo
Latitude: 59.903528N  Longitude: 10.763210E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Access:
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Kongsgaarden
Kongsgaarden submitted by Harald_Platta : Kongsgaarden was the fortified residence of King Harald Hardrada (1015-1066). The founding of the residence is widely recognized as the beginning of today`s Norwegian capital Oslo. The death of Hardrada is considered to mark the end of the Viking Age. The picture was taken in September 2010. © Platta 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Kongsgaarden was the fortified residence of King Harald Hardrada (1015-1066). The founding of the residence is widely recognized as the beginning of today`s Norwegian capital Oslo. The death of Hardrada is considered to mark the end of the Viking Age.

The first version of the fortification was built between 1040 and 1060 of wood and became finally the largest log house recorded in Norway. The stone fort seen today was mainly built in 1200s during the rule of Haakon Haakonsson. However, there is still the discussion that Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson (ca. 910 – ca. 985/986) might have had a fortification at this site first.
In the 14th century, the central role as residence was shifted to Akershus Fortress in Oslo and Kongsgaarden became the residence of the Chancellor of Norway in the late Middle Ages.
Large parts of the ruins of Kongsgaarden were removed in 1890 when a locomotive workshop was built nearby.

Today, the remaining ruins of Kongsgaarden can be visited near the Old Town of Oslo. The area is called Middelalderparken as it also shows ruins of later Medieval buildings like the St. Mary`s Church with the rediscovered grave of Haakon V. (1270-1319), St. Hallvard`s Cathedral, or St. Clement`s Church.

References:
[01] «Kongsgården» i Knut Are Tvedt (red.): Oslo byleksikon. Utg. Kunnskapsforlaget, Oslo 2010, ISBN 978-82-573-1760-7.
[02] Schia, Erik, Oslo innerst i Viken, Aschehoug 1991.
[03] Nedkvikne, Arnved og Per G. Norseng, Byen under Eikaberg, Osly bys historie bd 1, Cappelen 1991.


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Kongsgaarden
Kongsgaarden submitted by dodomad : Kongsgaarden was the fortified residence of King Harald Hardrada (1015-1066). The founding of the residence is widely recognized as the beginning of today`s Norwegian capital Oslo. The death of Hardrada is considered to mark the end of the Viking Age. Stone head found in Kongsgaarden. It is displayed in the Cultural History Museum Oslo. Creative Commons picture from: https://lokalhis... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kongsgaarden
Kongsgaarden submitted by Harald_Platta : Kongsgaarden was the fortified residence of King Harald Hardrada (1015-1066). The founding of the residence is widely recognized as the beginning of today`s Norwegian capital Oslo. The death of Hardrada is considered to mark the end of the Viking Age. The picture was taken in September 2010. © Platta 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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