Ytraberget
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Ytraberget is a peninsula in Hafrsfjord in Sola
Kommune, Norway
. Ytraberget is connected to Indraberget
, and it divides Sørnesvågen and Grannesvågen. Harald Fairhair (ca. 865-ca. 933) fought the Battle of Hafrsfjord
in 872 AD. In the Saga by Snorre a little isle is mentioned as the location where Kjotve the Rich
fled.
The little isle is held to be Ytraberget, although it is now connected by a low isthmus of some 2 meters in elevation to Indraberget. It is thought that the earth's crust rebounding post glaciation over 1,100 years has exposed the connection between the two.
On the top of the hill there is a plateau about 100 x 50 m. This is the area where the old Bronze Age fortifications (Bygdeborg) are. There are three or four buildings that were a part of the ruined castle, all about 8 x 5 m. Near the top of Ytraberget there is a stone slab monument erected in 1972 by King Olav for the 1,100-year anniversary of the Battle of Hafrsfjord. There are good fishing and swimming possibilities at Ytraberget.
Sola
Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
Kommune, 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...
. Ytraberget is connected to Indraberget
Indraberget
Indraberget is an area in Røyneberg in Sola municipality. Indraberget is connected to Ytraberget, and separates Grannesvågen and Sørnesvågen in Hafrsfjord. This area has the richest limestone flora in this part of Norway. There is also rich archeological findings for the Stone Age, Bronze Age and...
, and it divides Sørnesvågen and Grannesvågen. Harald Fairhair (ca. 865-ca. 933) fought the Battle of Hafrsfjord
Battle of Hafrsfjord
The Battle of Hafrsfjord has traditionally been regarded as the battle in which western Norway for the first time was unified under one monarch.The national monument of Haraldshaugen was raised in 1872, to commemorate the Battle of Hafrsfjord...
in 872 AD. In the Saga by Snorre a little isle is mentioned as the location where Kjotve the Rich
Kjotve the Rich
Kjotve the Rich was a king of Agder, then a petty kingdom in southern Norway, in the late 800s. Kjotve was the father of Thor Haklang . Kjotve lead the western Norwegian kings against Harald Fairhair at the Battle of Hafrsfjord. Defeated by Harald, Kjotve fled; many of his allies were killed in...
fled.
The little isle is held to be Ytraberget, although it is now connected by a low isthmus of some 2 meters in elevation to Indraberget. It is thought that the earth's crust rebounding post glaciation over 1,100 years has exposed the connection between the two.
On the top of the hill there is a plateau about 100 x 50 m. This is the area where the old Bronze Age fortifications (Bygdeborg) are. There are three or four buildings that were a part of the ruined castle, all about 8 x 5 m. Near the top of Ytraberget there is a stone slab monument erected in 1972 by King Olav for the 1,100-year anniversary of the Battle of Hafrsfjord. There are good fishing and swimming possibilities at Ytraberget.