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STEINVIKHOLM SLOTT Virtual Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

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STEINVIKHOLM SLOTT

 

En mektig ruin etter landets siste katolske erkebiskop

 

Ruinen av Steinvikholm slott gir fortsatt et storslått inntrykk der den ligger på en holme i Trondheimsfjorden. - Det som i sin tid var et mektig befestet slott, reist i årene 1525-1532 av landets siste katolske erkebiskop, Olav Engelbrektsson. Et anlegg bygd for å vise og befeste kirkens og erkebiskopens makt i en tid med harde maktkamper og store samfunnsendringer.

Et viktig nasjonalt kulturminne. Steinvikholm slott var erkebiskopens faste tilholdssted i de urolige årene rundt reformasjonen av Norge. Biskopen var leder av Riksrådet (den norske regjeringen) og sentral i kampen om den norske kronen og den katolske kirkens makt. Marthin Luthers lære var en ideologisk faktor i denne kampen. Mange av Nidarosdomens kostbarheter, blant annet skrinet til Olav den hellige, ble oppbevart på Steinvikholm i denne perioden. Engelbrektsson flyktet fra landet i 1537, og søkte tilflukt i Nederland hvor han døde i 1538. Tilbake på Steinvikholm lå et utdatert forsvarsanlegg og slott som etter hvert led forfallets skjebne, der folk også forsynte seg av stein til eget bruk.

Gravd fram i dagen. En systematisk utgravning av Steinvikholm slott ble igangsatt i 1894 etter at Fortidsminneforeningen, Den trønderske avdeling, overtok eiendommen. Mellom 1894 og 1900 ble ruinen gravd ut og konservert i den form den sees i dag. Slottet er nærmest kvadratisk med to diagonalt stilte kanontårn, Bonden og Vanntårnet. Murene er 4 meter tykke, mens det største kanontårnet, Bonden, har imponerende 5 meter tykke vegger. Steinvikholm er en historisk arena der ruinen formidler en sterk og sentral historie om mennesker, makt og stridigheter rundt reformasjonen av Norge.

 

STEINVIKHOLM CASTLE

 

A mighty ruin left by Norway’s last Catholic archbishop

 

The ruined Steinvikholm castle still makes a grand impression lying on an islet in the Trondheimsfjord. It was once a heavily fortified castle, built between 1525 and 1532 by Norway’s last Catholic archbishop, Olav Engelbrektsson. The castle was built to demonstrate and consolidate the power of the church and the archbishop during a period of intense power struggle and great social changes.

A cultural heritage site of national importance. The archbishop lived at Steinvikholm castle during the turbulent years around the Reformation in Norway. The bishop was the head of the State Council (the government of Norway) and a key figure in the fight for the crown of Norway and the power of the Catholic Church. The teachings of Martin Luther were an ideological factor in this fight. Many of the treasures of Nidaros Cathedral, including the reliquary containing the remains of Saint Olav, were kept at Steinvikholm during this period. Engelbrektsson fled from Norway in 1537 and took refuge in the Netherlands, where he died in 1538. On Steinvikholm islet, a castle with outdated defences was left to fall to ruin, and local people also helped themselves to stone for their own use.

Brought to light again. A systematic excavation of Steinvikholm castle was initiated in 1894 after the Trøndelag branch of the National Trust of Norway had taken over the property. The ruin was excavated and conserved as seen today between 1894 and 1900. The castle is nearly square with two turrets located diagonally in relation to each other, Bonden (‘the farmer’) and Vanntårnet (‘the water tower’). The walls are four metres thick, while the biggest turret, Bonden, has walls that are an impressive five metres thick. Steinvikholm is a historical site where the ruin bears witness to a dramatic and important story about people, power and conflict at the time of the Reformation in Norway.

 

 

Loggekrav / Logging demands


Gå til oppgitte koordinater og ta et bilde med borgen i bakgrunnen, med deg selv, deler av deg selv, eller en eiendel i forgrunnen. (Hvis broen ikke er der og det ikke går an å komme til koordinatene, kan du ta bildet fra landsiden) Last opp bildet i loggen. Det er ikke behov å sende noen meldinger til cacheeier.

Go to the GZ. Take a picture with the castle in the background and yourself, part of yourself or your geocaching device in the front. (If the bridge is not there and it is not possible to get to the coordinates, you can take the picture from the land side)

Upload the picture in your log. There is no need to send me any message.

 

 

Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.

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