Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen
After our hike up and down Mt. Fløyen, on Wednesday April 16, 2019,
we wound up (it was deliberate) by Bergenhus Festning or the Bergen
Fortress. It dates back to the 1240s and the reign of King Håkon
Håkonsson (was his son Håkonssonsson or Håkonggrandson?). We walked
around the inside permimeter. Just beyond the wall (which has a
respectable drop, along with signs providing warnings) is the main road
and harbor area for large commerical shipping boats.
I don't think any of the buildings were open while we were there
but people could walk around them. The Rosenkranz Tower
(Rosenkrantztårnet) was under rennovation, covered with scaffolding,
so I couldn't get any good pictures of it, and couldn't go inside
since it was late enough in the day.
2019 Norway pictures
Part 6: Bergenhus Festning (Bergen Castle Fortress)
Part 7: Fjords: The Train to Voss
Part 8: Fjords: The Bus to Gudvangen
Part 9: Fjords: Gudvangen
Part 10: Sognefjord by Boat
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Viking Kung Fu!
While approaching the Fortress, I saw two people in an empty
parking lot. The woman was training the man in sword use,
and they had long wooden poles to simulate the swords.
Most of the time they were just talking, but on occasion they
would do something suggesting there would be some action.
I waited a bit and took a few pictures, but was hoping for
more action and witty repartee.
This 4 frame animation is akin to cheap paper-doll animation
with little regard to what was really happening or even keeping
things lined up, since I took the pictures from two different angles.
There was a woman who was walking in the background in frames
3 and 4. I cropped her out of frame 4 (you can see the edge of
her shadow when the guy is trying to slice his master's head
off), and I edited her out of the frame using Photoshop and its
frighteningly good context-aware filling.
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The entrance, labeled Sortieporten. The sortie gate.
Like exit gate perhaps? ...(more)
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An information plaque on the Battle of Bergen Harbour
(August 2nd, 1665), the...(more)
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General Mansbach's Avenues (alléer), named for the
Fortress Commander from 1828...(more)
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A statue of King Haakon VII, Prince Carl of Denmark,
was the first king of...(more)
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Intelligent Norwegian Dendrite Trees with Håkonshallen
to the right.
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The view of the Bergen peninsula from the top of
fortress wall. The sign...(more)
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Håkonshallen (Håkon's Hall), built in the 13th century
during the reign of King...(more)
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A panoramic shot of Håkonshallen. The pictures didn't
have full coverage and I...(more)
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Håkon Håkonssons ringmur (girdle-wall). 1200-tallet
(13th century).
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Håkon Håkonssons andre steinhall (Håkon Håkonsson's second
stone hall).
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Panorama of place courtyard (Slottsgården).
See
map for building names.
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The entrance to the Rosenkrantz Tower. It was after 4pm
so it was not open.
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Information on Rosenkrantz Tower (Rosenkrantztårnet).
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Scaffolding around Rosenkrantz Tower (Rosenkrantztårnet).
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The Portkastellet (gatehouse) entrance to Bergenhus Festning.
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A sign that says FARE (danger). The drop (wall's
end) is just past it.
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A monument to something relating to the Nobel Prize and
Peace Service. The...(more)
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Everybody was still kung fu fighting (behind the van).
2019 Norway pictures
Part 6: Bergenhus Festning (Bergen Castle Fortress)
Part 7: Fjords: The Train to Voss
Part 8: Fjords: The Bus to Gudvangen
Part 9: Fjords: Gudvangen
Part 10: Sognefjord by Boat
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