Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes - Norway's first king's seat – was chosen as Rogaland county's millennium site. As early as during the Bronze Age, a powerful aristocracy had established itself at Avaldsnes, which is best known as the seat of Harold the Fair-Haired. He located his main farm at Avaldsnes in about 870 and the place was a king's farm up until about 1450.At present the Olavskirken church and the Virgin Mary's Sewing Needle are the most important relics. The noblemen that controlled the old "Nordwegen" have left powerful traces:
Impressive burial mounds, high stone monuments and rich findings.
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