Photos

Hafrsfjord bridge, not exactly the most beautiful view in the world but I liked the way it was light up this evening.
Photo was taken some 100 meters from where I took my Quiet Harbour photo.

I really don't know that much about this bridge, but here goes my guessing skills!
The bridge is of concrete design, it has a slight curve as it crosses the mouth of Hafrsfjord.
The full span is approx 150 meters, that is a pure guess!

What is interesting about this area is the fjord, Hafrsfjord.
The Battle of Hafrsfjord has traditionally been regarded as the battle in which Norway for the first time was unified under one king. Although most scholars currently tend to regard the unification as a process lasting centuries rather than being the result of a single battle, the Battle of Hafrsfjord holds a strong position in the popular imagination of Norwegian history.
The traditional dating of the event, 872, is a 19th century invention. The exact year of the battle is likely to be unknown. This is due to lack of sources, and partly because the Christian calendar was not introduced at the time. The sagas follow the convention of counting the number of winters passed since an event.

In the 1830s, the historian Keyser counted the number of years backwards from the battle of Svolder (AD 1000) in Heimskringla, dating the battle to 872. Keyser's chronology was popularized by the works of the historian P.A. Munch, and by that time still unchallenged, this year was chosen for the millennial celebration of the unification of the Norwegian state in 1872. In the 1920s, using similar methods as Keyser but highly critical to the reliability of the sagas, the historian Halvdan Koht dated the battle to about 900. For the next fifty years, this chronology was regarded by most scholars as being most likely. In the 1970s, the Icelandic historian Ólafia Einarsdóttir concluded that the battle took place somewhere between 870 and 875. However still disputed, most scholars will agree that the battle took place during the 880s.

I mounted my camera on a tripod and set it to fire on the timer. It was very windy this evening so it was my only chance of getting a sharp photo.

Odd Jarle

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Exposure Time: 1/2
F-Stop: f/4.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 800
Focal Length: 30/1 mm
Date Taken: 2006-09-04 21:28
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 125 kb