Search for keywords or topics in magmageopark.no
Search
Search
Take a trip to Granholmen in Lundeåne in Egersund town centre. On the town side was Aaberg's mill, and it was there that he found the Viking treasure.
In 1836, Haugian Ole Aaberg found Norway's largest coin treasure from the Viking Age. 1849 coins and a number of other artefacts turned up behind Aaberg's mill. The Viking treasure is dated to the years around 1030. In 1028, the greatest of all Viking kings, Knut the Mighty, was in Eikundasund (Egersund) to negotiate the distribution of power in Norway with the ruler Erling Skjalgsson from Sola. King Knut had amassed great wealth in England. He used the money to buy influence. One theory is that the enormous Viking treasure originates from Knut the Mighty. The fact that the treasure can be linked to the year 1030, the Battle of Stiklestad, and King Olav Haraldsson, who was canonised in 1031, does not make it any less exciting.
Norway's largest coin treasure. Screenshot from UiO film. See the film further down in the article.
Ole S. Aaberg's mill built in the early 1800s.
Screenshot from UiO film. Photo Dalane Folkemuseum. See the film further down in the article.
Click on the map. The map opens in a new window/own map app.
We recognise the Viking Orvar Odd from an Icelandic saga. He was born and grew up at Berglyd in the very south of Rogaland. Join us on a journey through Odd's kingdom. Follow in his footsteps in Egersund and Sokndal.