Trollfjorden South Traditional Cache
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Trollfjorden ligger i Raftsundet i den delen av Hadsel kommune som ligger på Austvågøy. Den tre km lange fjorden er bare ca. 70 m bred i munningen, men vider seg ut i botnen.
Most people visist Trollfjorden by boat.
The Trollfjord (Trollfjorden) is a 2 km long sidearm of the Raftsund between the Norwegian archipelagos of Lofoten and Vesterålen. With its narrow entrance and steep-sided mountains, Trollfjord cuts westwards from the Raftsundet strait. The name is derived from troll, a figure from Norse mythology.
The mouth of the Trollfjord where it joins the Raftsund is only 100 meters wide. The fjord widens to a maximum width of 800 meters. The mountains surrounding Trollfjord are between 600 to 1100 metres high. It is surrounded by Trolltindan (1084 meter) in the south and Blåfjell (998 meter) and hohe Litlkorsnestinden (980 meter) in the north. The Trollfjord is 72 metres at its deepest point.
The Battle of Trollfjord (Trollfjordslaget) was fought in 1890 between the first industrial, steam-driven fishing ships and teams of traditional open-boat fishermen over access to the fjord. Johan Bojer described the battle in his 1921 novel The last of the Vikings (Den siste Viking).
A painting by Gunnar Berg, Trollfjordslaget depicts The Battle at Trollfjord. The painting is currently located in the Art Galleri Gunnar Berg on the island Svinøya in Svolvær town.
Knapt noe sted i Vesterålen har vært så gjennomfotografert, filmet og malt som dette 2 km lange øksehugget i Raftsundet sin vestre tinderekke[trenger referanse]. Når man opplever den, forstår man hvorfor; den er trolsk, trang og ustyrtelig vakker – et trekkplaster uten sidestykke i et område som opplevde turisme nesten før begrepet ble kjent[trenger referanse].
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Gur pnpur vf ybpngrq oruvaq gur Gebyyswbeq cbjre fgngvba. Nobhg 50 z nobjr.
Gur pnpur vf oruvaq n ovt ebpx naq vf va cynva fvtug. Lbh jvyy frr gur pnpur vs lbh tb nebhaq guvf ebpx, gung ceboboyl jrvtu 20 gba.
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