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#1

Anna Olava

Reuse is not a modern day concept. In the past, when a boat was no longer sea worthy, the wood was resued as building materials on land. Boat timber found in the walls of boat houses and moorings made it possibe to create a full reconstruction of the Sunmøre sailing boat ‘Anna Olava’. These sailing boats sailed along the coast from the Middle Ages and for many hundred years after. It is said that it is these boats that made it possible for people to live here in Havlandet. They sailed to Bergen with goods such as herring, dried fish, cod liver oil and roe, skins and furs. And came home again loaded with corn, salt, wine, textiles and other goods. This boat was named after Anna Olava who was married to Sivert Olsen, a tradesman on Herøy Farm. She was a housewife at the trading post for 14 years and had responsibility for a large household. She therefore needed many of the goods that the Sunmøre boats came with!

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Norsk bokmål, English (British)

#2

The Herøy play

«One of the best historic plays in the country», according to the famous Norwegian actress Agnes Kittelsen after she played the main role in the Herøy play ‘ The King’s Ring’. The play is both theatrical art and the world’s most beautiful Viking musical, but it is also so much more. When 200 actors come together on the stage along with 100 other workers behind the scenes, they form a community that creates magic. The childrens’ sparkling eyes when they get to be a part of the performance, and join the community, is golden for the public and also for the future. Snorre first told the story in his Royal Sagas. But since 1992 ‘ The King’s Ring’ has been performed here on the first weekend in July. An orchestra with 17 musicians and a large choir amplify the action with music. The actors, both adults and children, amateurs and professionals, bring to life the magic of the ‘play by the sea’. And the audience are captivated year after year by the story of the Chief’s daughter Unna who is caught up in a choice between following her heart and choosing the charming Viking rebel Møre-Karl or following tradition and choosing the suitor that her parents had picked. Each of the men had their own entourage and there were battles and strife, then Saint Olav arrived to keep the peace in Havland. The play is set on the island of Herøy with its powerful sea backdrop and where the Lord is the Master of the light. Before and after the play, people gather to eat and talk at the Herøy Coastal Museum just as the people of Herøy have done for hundreds of years. There is a Viking camp for the children, cultural walks, and outdoor church services.

Audio guides available in:

Norsk bokmål, English (British)

#3

The Marble Church on Herøy

Legend tells of three sisters who drifted out to sea, helplessly lost after a shipwreck. They promised that if they made it to land alive, they would build a chuch in the place that they came ashore. One of the sisters made it to Kinn, another to Giske and one to Herøy. These are three places along the coast with churches dating from the early Middle Ages. The building of the marble church on Herøy could have begun as early as the 11th century. The church was devoted to Mary and was built in the same style as churches in England and Ireland. In the middle of the 19th century there was an order from the state that churches should have a designated number of seats according to the population. Therefore, the old church was too small and had to be demolished. The stone was used in the foundation wall of the new church, which was built just a few metres away. It was later moved, and now only the walls remain. Within the walls you can see finely carved marble stones from the church that was built there nearly a thousand years ago. On the site of the old church, the outline of the marble church is marked in slate. The altar is there too with a large stone slab from the marble church as an altarboard. In the middle of the stone there is a depression. That is where the relics were placed. The residents of Herøy have been gathering for church services on the island of Herøy for almost 1000 years. And it was possibly a religious gathering point prior to that also. It was usual to build churches at the ancient Pagan places of worship, and many believe the Goddess Frøya was worshipped here on Herøy before the church was built. Today, Herøy is a key point on the stretch of the coastal pilgrim path that runs from Stavanger from Nidaros and pilgrims can get their pilgrim passport stamped in Havlandet.

Audio guides available in:

Norsk bokmål, English (British)

#4

Herøy Coastal Museum

The island of Herøy has been a gathering point in Havlandet for over a thousand years. And this is how the municipality gained its name. Viking Kings arrived here on the small island with their ships. And the Arch-Bishop came here in the 15th century when Herøy was a great church power in Sunmøre. At that time there was a Court House, and people gathered to attend church and to trade here. Then cars arrived and people moved from the coastal roads inland. Herøy Farm was forgotten, and eventually fell into disrepair. The Borgstova which may have been built in the 14th century, was demolished right after the war. Everything was falling down. Just in the nick of time, the historical society in the municipality took hold of the buildings. Now the yard at the old trading centre of Herøy farm is the centre of the Herøy Coastal Museum. The stately farmhouse, the house by the sea, boathouses and stores, kitchen and potato cellars, tell us about the lively trading centre and the households that lived here. The house and interior were taken care of, but as always in Havlandet the boats always held a special place in the heart and were high on the priority list. A Museum boat team both restore and build traditional open wooden boats. These beautiful creations lie moored like jewels at the Coastal Museum. Together with the Sunmøre Sailing boat ‘Anna Olava.’ The island of Herøy invites you on a walk through a thousand years of history. It is well signposted but feel free to take a tour and become better acquainted with the history and people that have lived on Herøy. In addition to the historical walk there are also good opportunities for nature walks both on the tarmacked path that goes over the island and on the adopted nature trail around the island.

Audio guides available in:

English (British), Norsk bokmål

Jakta på Sunnmørsjektene

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