Statue of Fridtjov the Bold

Title: Statue of Fridtjov the Bold
Description: Statue of Fridtjov the bold. Located in Vangsnes, a village in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway, stands the statue of Fridtjof the Bold. Fridtjof, who was the king of Ringerike and Sogn according to Friðþjófs saga hins frœkna (Fridtjof's Saga). The statue was commissioned by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. It is 10.5 metres (34 ft) high and is situated on a 12-metre (39 ft) high platform. The statue was sculpted by German sculptor Max Unger (1854-1918). It was transported to Vangsnes in 15 sections and erected during February 1913.
Identifier: NM-00407
Date: 1913
Temporal Coverage: Modern (Twentieth Century)
Place of Origin: Germany
Current Location: Vangsnes (Norway); 61.174894, 6.6376674
Format: Bronze
Type: Monument & Memorial See all items with this value; Artefact & Artwork See all items with this value
Subject: Saga