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Vikingen [1] is a small island in the southern part of Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Vikingen is situated north of the village of Tonnes (in neighboring Lurøy Municipality ). The island is notable for having the Arctic Circle pass through it, something that is marked by a small statue with a globe.
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A map showing Viking-Bergen island to the north of Doggerland 10,000 BCE. From approximately 15,500 to 13,600 years before present (BP), sea levels in the region were lower by 100 to 110 metres (330 to 360 ft), and possibly more than 140 metres (460 ft). [1] At this time, Viking-Bergen would have been an island surrounded by a shallow sea.
Borg was the home of a Viking chieftain over 1,000 years ago. Today, Borg is the location of Lofotr, a living museum of the Viking chieftain's village.This is the site of a reconstruction of one of the main buildings as well as visible remains within the archaeological excavation sites.
Where the Gjógvará stream meets the sea in the village, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Viking longhouse, seventeen metres 56 feet in length, with walls 1.5 metres (4 feet 11.1 inches) thick. It was found by removing four or five more recent layers of ruins, showing a continuity of habitation for many centuries.
Frøkenosen estuary, Brønnøysund Brønnøysund and the bridge to the adjacent island Torget with Torghatten. During the Viking Age, Torgar, by the foot of the legendary mountain Torghatten, was a nationally powerful chieftain seat and an important commercial center along the coast.
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