Point of Interest - Munkholmen

We have one more day until we embark at Bergen on Friday, October 11, so I spent some time this morning organizing my suitcase and generally packing up.

It didn’t take as long as I thought and soon it was time to go up on deck to listen to Rune (pronounced Roon-a) to discuss a point of interest. Today’s topic was Munkholmen, an island we would soon be passing.

During the Viking Age, public executions were held there. In fact Olaf Tryggvason, king of Norway from 995-000, put Kark’s and Hakon Earl’s (former king of Norway) heads on poles following a battle for the kingdom and Christianity in 995.

Later, this island was the site of a Benedictine monastery which is where it get its name. Eventually, it was reconstructed into a fort.

Rune explaining the history of Munkholmen.