Monday, 23 March 2009

Mølen - On a misty day








Mølen is Norway's largest beach of rolling stones, and is a part of Vestfoldraet: the terrain left behind after the end of the most recent Ice age around 10,000 years ago.

Mølen - nature, culture, geology and bird life, all in the same place. The wind and sea have lashed the landscape of Mølen for thousands of years, and the place takes its name from the Old Norse word "mol", meaning a stone mound or bank of stones.

The cultural landscape of Mølen, with its total of 230 cairns, is one of the most majestic in Norway. The area has 16 large cairns, many up to 35 m in diameter, with almost 200 small cairns in rows parallel to the shoreline. In one of the cairns, burnt stones were found; this could be the result of a cremation dating back to the 5th century A.D. The small cairns may symbolise warriors who fell in battle or were shipwrecked together with their captains.


28 comments:

esnorway said...

fine bilder dette

23 March 2009 at 23:48
Anonymous said...

Det var de ja :) Det ble pene bilder, på Mølen er det flott uansett vær og vind, alt har sin sjarm :)

23 March 2009 at 23:57
donnie said...

great place story and pics

24 March 2009 at 00:07
Unknown said...

Congratulations, amazing and high quality shots!

24 March 2009 at 00:27
Mari said...

Beautiful shots again. You could do a photo book!

24 March 2009 at 00:53
Robert Hill said...

Beautiful photographs...

24 March 2009 at 03:16
Dot O said...

Your photos are just absolutely gorgeous and so full of texture! I love the history of your photos too. Just wonderful....

24 March 2009 at 03:47
magiceye said...

loved the 1st one the best!

24 March 2009 at 09:44
Anonymous said...

Sista bilden var min favorit! Ser att jag har en svaghet för snö, lol!

24 March 2009 at 10:36
Anonymous said...

The first two photos are perfect stunners.
Good info too.

24 March 2009 at 10:40
Unknown said...

Beautiful images John. The 3rd one stands out amongst these and my favorite.

24 March 2009 at 15:55
Elisabeth's bright side said...

Flotte bilder! Jeg får så lyst til å bare strekke ut hånda og plukke et par stein. Men jeg er jo steingal da.

24 March 2009 at 16:01
Lilli & Nevada said...

What a fun place, and the history was fantastic

24 March 2009 at 16:32
Olga T said...

Fina bilder! Sten är vackert, men vatten ännu vackrare och kombinationen i bild två tillsammans med mystiken i dimman är härlig!

24 March 2009 at 17:25
Ivar Østtun said...

Kult. Fikk litt sånn Finnmarksfølelse på det første bildet. Masse stein/sand og lite vegetasjon.

Tåka i bilde nr 2 er prikken over ien. Litt lys sol ser jeg, men det er skitvanskelig å rett eksponering. Jeg sliter hvertfall med det i motlys.

PS: SKal til Oslo på kurs onsdag og torsdag i neste uke. Skal ha med kameraet :-)

24 March 2009 at 17:29
Ivar Østtun said...

Forresten ikke Lucis på den bygningen nei, John. Men utrolig fristende å bruke det der.

24 March 2009 at 17:57
pepperkverna said...

Så vakkert du har fanget Mølen......Hege

24 March 2009 at 21:32
vincibene said...

WOW! I love the second picture! Fantastic mystic atmosphere.

24 March 2009 at 23:29
Ash said...

I so love the first shot. The angle/perspective used is brilliant.

24 March 2009 at 23:48
Chapa said...

Great pictures.

25 March 2009 at 00:29
Rune Eide said...

Det var et utrolig spesielt sted - og som vanlig vakkert gjengitt. Min favoritt er det første.

25 March 2009 at 10:14
aso said...

Flotte bilder fra Mølen! Morsomt at du skriver litt om stedet også.
I farten kommer jeg på at jeg har sett bilder fra Mølen hos tre bloggere; deg, Rune og Mytteristen. Alle bildene blir forskjellige. Har veldig lyst til å ta en tur dit.

25 March 2009 at 13:41
Anne-Berit said...

Kjempefine bilder,og så lærte jeg noe nytt også.Spesielt sted dette,må prøve å komme meg dit neste gang vi er der nede.

25 March 2009 at 13:52
Lucy Corrander said...

I live near Chesil Beach, in Dorset, England. In most respects, it must be very different here from Norway - but the combination of sea and billions of pebbles reminds me of home.

Lucy Corrander
PICTURES JUST PICTURES

25 March 2009 at 14:43
Cath said...

It is just as beautiful to look at when misty...

26 March 2009 at 00:33
Anonymous said...

Du verden for et stemningsfullt sted dette ser ut til å være. Nydelig lys på alle bildene, men det andre var min favoritt. Utrolig flott komponert. Fredfyllt. Kan nesten høre bølgene skvulpe mot land. Slike bilder kan jeg drømme meg bort i.

26 March 2009 at 19:39
bentonflocke said...

Interesting story behind the shots - thanks for that informations!

29 March 2009 at 18:54
bentonflocke said...

Interesting story behind the shots - thanks for that informations!

29 March 2009 at 18:54

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