Building blocks from Frei
The building stones of Frei (also called Freidarberg or Freisneset) are in Rastarkalv, an area above the church of Frei, on the island of Frei, a district of Kristiansund , in Fylke Møre og Romsdal in Norway . In 955 one of the battles between Håkon the Good and the Danish King Harald Blauzahn took place here, who supported Harald Graufell , the son of Erik I. ( Norwegian Erik Blodøks - German "Erik Blood Ax" ).
A memorial was set up at the site of the Battle of Rastarkalv in 1955 and three large building stones from the Iron Age were erected. The battle was described by Snorri Sturluson in the sagas of the Norse kings. During the battle, the local chief Egil Ullserk (wool shirt) became a hero due to his brilliant tactics. Egil Ullserk died fighting and the sagas say that large stones mark his grave.
It is believed that the tallest of the three stones came from the original grave of Egil Ullserk. The long, slender stone is about 5.0 meters high and 20 to 30 cm thick. The two smaller stones were moved here from Bolga and Endreset when the site was being prepared for the 1000th anniversary of the battle. One stone is 3.0 meters high and 40-50 cm wide and about 20 cm thick and the third stone is 2.5 meters high, about 50 cm wide and 30 cm thick.
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A total of 1176 menhirs are registered in Norway . They are usually dated to the late Iron Age , the Viking Age and the early Middle Ages. The five provinces of Rogaland (258), Østfold (140), Møre og Romsdal (134), Vest-Agder (107) and Trøndelag (102) each have over 100 stones .
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Coordinates: 63 ° 1 ′ 25.9 ″ N , 7 ° 48 ′ 12.5 ″ E