Title

Statue of Fridtjov the Bold

Description

Photograph 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.

Creator

Inekartveit

Identifier

NM-00407-IMG001

Date

17 July 2026

Format

image/jpeg

Rights

CC BY-NC 4.0

Rights Holder

Inekartveit

Publisher

NorseMap App