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Taken at the taping of Live Wire Radio Episode 243 with author Sherman Alexie, comedian W. Kamau Bell, and music from Portland's Run on Sentence. Listen to the full episode here: www.livewireradio.org/content/live-wire-243-sherman-alexi...
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Akershus Fortress is a medieval fort/castle located on Oslofjord in downtown Oslo, Norway.
It was originally built to protect the town and provide a royal residence. Most likely date of construction is the late 1290s. (First mention in the annals is ub 1300, in a letter from King Haakon to a church in Oslo.)
It was first used in battle in 1308. In that battle, and all subsequent battles, the fortress survived/repelled all sieges. (These mainly came from the neighboring Swedes.)
The first, and only, time the fort was lost was in 1940. Norway simply evacuated in the fear of the oncoming Nazis. The Nazis held it from 1940-45, and executed folks on the grounds here, namely from the Norwegian resistance movement (Pelle Group). After being handed back post-war, 8 Norwegian traitors who were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death shuffled off the mortal coil here. That's about it for its use as a fortress.
As a royal residence...well, before the castle was built, the royals lived in the Kongsgard estate, which was located in Oslo's Old Town. Currently, you can see the ruins of the estate buildings in Middelalderparken, about a 5-10 minute walk from the Munch. It's directly south of the Bjorvika neighborhood across the train tracks. In that park, there's also ruins of a church -- Mariakirken. Nearby, in a different park, you can see the ruins of Clemenskirken.
Once the castle was finished, the royals left their digs in Old Town for the more fortified Akershus. For the majority of the 14th century, starting with King Haakon V and his wife Queen Euphemia, the royals lived in the fort. Ingeborg Eriksdottir and Queen Margaret also lived here. When Queen Margaret formed the Kalmar Union (uniting all Scandinavian countries), they kinda moved out of here. Her son, Olaf II (or IV) was the last king born here.
This is more of an interesting (and long) note: In 1589, Anne of Denmark, who lived at Kronborg (the castle from Shakespeare's Hamlet) was sailing to Scotland, where she was to marry King James VI (who would become King James I of England...he of the King James Bible), when bad weather forced them to stop in Oslo. So Anne of Denmark stayed here for a short time with Earl Marischal (of Scotland).
There was a great fire in Oslo's Old Town in 1624. The king at the time -- Christian IV (King of Denmark & Norway) -- made two decisions: one, to rebuild Oslo closer to the fortress and, two, to renovate the fortress. That's why Oslo's downtown is where it is now, with the street grid layout. And what we see as buildings at Akershus today...is from the 17th century renovation. It served as a palace until the turn of the 19th century.
Besides a fortress and royal household, the third main use of the grounds was as a prison, mainly in the 18th and 19th centuries. A section was known as the Slaveriet (Slavery) because prisoners were rented out to locals for work.
Some of the more famous (at least within Norway) "guests" here were author Gjest Baardson (an outlaw, jailbreaker, non-fiction writer, songwriter...and one of the most famous 19th century Norwegian criminals) and Ole Hoiland (known for his ability to escape jail -- a number of times -- when arrested for burglary, including robbing the Norges Bank).
There was a Sami revolt in 1852. Sami are the indigenous reindeer herders up north, native to Lapland, which covers northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland. They weren't too thrilled with Norwegians encroaching, but lost all the same. The women were imprisoned in Trondheim (where most of Norway's royalty are interred at Nikaros Cathedral) and the men -- except the two leaders -- were given new residence at the prison here. Most died here in captivity. One of the prisoners was allowed (?) to write the first translation of the Bible into North Sami.
Quite a history, but what is it now? It's still used as a military area, but...also open to the public (as you can see). It's open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The fortress has great views of the inner fjord looking north. Among the more "outstanding" places you can see are Bygdoy Island in the distance to the left (two "triangular" looking buildings...those are the Fram Museum and Vikingship Museum), the Astrup Fearnley Museum directly across the water (the roof that looks like a sheet of paper lying on the ground), the National Museum of Art, Holmenkollbakken (Oslo ski jump, used in the 1952 Winter Olympics -- on the hill in the distance directly above the National Museum), and the two-towered City Hall.
Come here anytime of day to relax, or to enjoy sunset over the fjord with any of the above mentioned views.
If you want to distract yourself with the buildings on site, the Norwegian Armed Forces Museum and Norwegian Resistance Museum are here at the fort. The Royal Mausoleum is also here (but, I'm not sure it's open to visit; I didn't try). While the majority of royalty are buried in Trondheim, the few that are here include: King Sigurd I (1103-1130), Haakon V & Queen Euphemia (the ones who had this place built, ruled in the 1300s), and recent royalty: King Haakon VII & Queen Maud, and their son King Olaf II and Crown Princess Martha. (She died in 1954 before they could marry; their son is the current king, Harald V, who is close to 90.)
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a first test using the "Urban Acid" action in photoshop CS3. maybe a little too contrasty, but I guess that's the idea :)
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Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reily, Chair of the Irish Penal Reform Trust Open Forum 2010: 'Exploding Prisoner Numbers'.
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UNITED KINGDOM, London 23 May 2022. Imran Ahmed Khan, Formerly Conservative MP for Wakefield, arrives at Southwark Crown Court for sentence. Khan was convicted of molesting a 15 year old boy. Chrispin Blunt, MP for Reigate, has stated that Khan didn't get fair trial and remains in support of Khan. Some MPs have called for his Whip to be removed Credit: Ryan Jenkinson / Story Picture Agency