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His last preparation.

Here on the Island Utvær, which is known from history all the way back to the Viking Age, these grinding marks can be found in the sea rock. The Saga and the history tells us that these are traces of the Vikings who sharpened their swords and axes before they crossed the sea on a Viking expedition. This place in the bay, also has the nickname "Likberget". Which in English means something like "A rock covered with dead bodies"...

 

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