Gressli
Encyclopedia
Gressli is a village in the municipality of Tydal
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The village is located along the Nea River
, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the municipal center of Ås
and about 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) west of Aunet
.
hilling
on a spot where there had once been a heap of rocks. The Gressli discovery is our most important source of knowledge about Olav Kyrre's extensive minting
in Norway from 1067 until 1093. In 1881, a meticulous record of the find was published by L. B. Stenersen, the director of the Coin Cabinet. It has since been studied by a series of scholars.
Tydal
Tydal is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. Other villages include Østby, Gressli, Aunet, and Stugudalen. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal....
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The village is located along the Nea River
Nea River
The Nea River is an long river which runs through the municipalities of Tydal and Selbu in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Nea is a part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget watershed...
, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the municipal center of Ås
Ås, Sør-Trøndelag
Ås is a village and the administrative center for the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about southwest of the village of Østby. Most of the residents of Tydal live in or around Ås....
and about 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) west of Aunet
Aunet
Aunet is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about west of the municipal center of Ås. The village is the location of Tydal Church, built in 1696....
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History
In 1878, 2253 coins were found on the Gressli farm during potatoPotato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
hilling
Hilling
Hilling, earthing up or ridging is the technique in agriculture and horticulture of piling soil up around the base of a plant. It can be done by hand , or with powered machinery, typically a tractor attachment....
on a spot where there had once been a heap of rocks. The Gressli discovery is our most important source of knowledge about Olav Kyrre's extensive minting
Minting
Minting is a small village and civil parish just off the A158 road, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.Minting is one of the Thankful Villages that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918....
in Norway from 1067 until 1093. In 1881, a meticulous record of the find was published by L. B. Stenersen, the director of the Coin Cabinet. It has since been studied by a series of scholars.